Tarsus, Mersin
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Tarsus (Hittite: Tarsa, Greek: Ταρσός) is a historic ceety in south-central Turkey, 20 km inland from the Mediterranean Sea. It is pairt o the Adana-Mersin Metropolitan Aurie, the fowert-lairgest metropolitan aurie in Turkey wi a population of 3 million. Tarsus Destrict forms an admeenistrative destrict in the eastren pairt o the Mersin Province an lees in the core o Çukurova region.
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Tarsus | |
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Coordinates: 36°55′N 34°54′E | |
Kintra | Turkey |
Region | Çukurova |
Province | Mersin |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Burhanettin Kocamaz (MHP) |
• Kaymakam | Mehmet Gökmerdan |
Population (2010) | |
• Urban | 238,276 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 33xxx |
Area code(s) | 0324 |
Licence plate | 33 |
Website | www |
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Wi a history goin back ower 2,000 years, Tarsus haes lang been an important stop for traders, a focal point o mony ceevilisations includin the Roman Empire, when Tarsus wis the caipital o the province o Cilicie, the scene o the first meetin atween Mark Antony an Cleopatra, an the birthplace o Saunt Paul.