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Yuvacık Yakacık, 41090 Başiskele-Kocaeli, Turkey - panoramio
Yuvacık Yakacık, 41090 Başiskele-Kocaeli, Turkey - panoramio · Oğuz Han Erol, CC BY 3.0
Yuvacık Barajı Manzarası - panoramio
Yuvacık Barajı Manzarası - panoramio · Oğuz Han Erol, CC BY 3.0
Yuvacık Yakacık, 41090 Başiskele-Kocaeli, Turkey - panoramio (1)
Yuvacık Yakacık, 41090 Başiskele-Kocaeli, Turkey - panoramio (1) · Oğuz Han Erol, CC BY 3.0
Yuvacık Yakacık, 41090 Başiskele-Kocaeli, Turkey - panoramio (2)
Yuvacık Yakacık, 41090 Başiskele-Kocaeli, Turkey - panoramio (2) · Oğuz Han Erol, CC BY 3.0
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Baraj manzarası - panoramio · Oğuz Han Erol, CC BY 3.0
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Yuvacık, Turkey

Yuvacık is a town of 7,338 people in Kocaeli, Turkey.

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Population7,338 GeoNames
RegionKocaeli
Elevation166 m 545 ft
Time zoneEurope/Istanbul
Nearest airportCengiz Topel Havaalanı (KCO) 11 km

Why visit Yuvacık

Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks and 2 places to eat in and around town.

Highlights include Astacus in Bithynia.

Museums and landmarks2

Astacus in Bithynia

Monument and historic site · 4.4 km

Ancient city of Bithynia in modern-day Turkey

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Yuvacık Kültür Merkezi

Museum

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Restaurants and cafes2

Gezgin Kafe

Cafe · 2.1 km

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Pizza Piece Yuvacık

Fast food · 2.4 km

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Churches and places of worship1

Yuvacık Merkez Cami

Place of worship

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Shopping1

Hakmar

Grocery · 2.3 km

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Schools, colleges and libraries3

Healthcare3

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Map of Yuvacık

12 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.

Getting there and nearby towns

Cengiz Topel Havaalanı (KCO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 11 km away.

  • İzmit 9 km north, about 9 min by car
  • Gölcük 13 km west, about 13 min by car
  • Derince 15 km northwest, about 15 min by car
  • Körfez 18 km northwest, about 18 min by car
  • Sapanca 25 km east, about 25 min by car
  • Pamukova 26 km southeast, about 26 min by car
  • Karamürsel 30 km west, about 30 min by car
  • Geyve 34 km southeast, about 34 min by car
  • İznik 36 km southwest, about 36 min by car
  • Adapazarı 38 km east, about 38 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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