Yakakent, Turkey
Yakakent is a town of 5,086 people in Samsun, Turkey, founded in May 20, 1990.
Why visit Yakakent
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 3 places to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Alaçam Population Exchange Museum and Zagorus.
Weather in Yakakent
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About Yakakent
Yakakent is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey. Its area is 204 km2, and its population is 8,693 (2022). It is located on the Black Sea coast.
From the Wikipedia article Yakakent (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks2
Alaçam Population Exchange Museum
Museum · 6.4 km
Museum in Çarşamba District
Zagorus
Monument and historic site · 11.0 km
Ancient city of Paphlagonia in modern-day Turkey
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
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Restaurants and cafes3
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship2
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging1
Healthcare4
Map of Yakakent
15 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Ondokuz Mayıs Havaalanı (NIL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 51 km away.
- Bafra 32 km east, about 32 min by car
- Gerze 33 km northwest, about 33 min by car
- Durağan 46 km southwest, about 46 min by car
- Oymaağaç 48 km south, about 48 min by car
- Sinop 53 km northwest, about 53 min by car
- Vezirköprü 55 km south, about 55 min by car
- Havza 74 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Samsun 78 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Merzifon 85 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Gümüşhacıköy 88 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Yakakent - panoramio (7), sami yılmaz, CC BY 3.0
- Yakakent - panoramio (6), sami yılmaz, CC BY 3.0
- Yakakent - panoramio (8), sami yılmaz, CC BY 3.0
- Yakakent - panoramio (5), sami yılmaz, CC BY 3.0
- Yakakent - panoramio (4), sami yılmaz, CC BY 3.0
- Yakakent - panoramio (3), sami yılmaz, CC BY 3.0
- Yakakent - panoramio (1), sami yılmaz, CC BY 3.0
- Yakakent - panoramio, sami yılmaz, CC BY 3.0
- Yakakent - panoramio (2), sami yılmaz, CC BY 3.0
- ISS052-E-83008 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Alaçam - panoramio, sami yılmaz, CC BY 3.0
- ISS052-E-83009 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS057-E-79468 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS066-E-186930 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS057-E-79466 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS066-E-186932 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS057-E-79467 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS066-E-186931 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS032-E-17568 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS032-E-17567 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Street-level photo, ozkanilyasaksu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, 12volt, CC BY-SA 4.0
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