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Kargili (other)
Kargili may be: * the adjective form of the name of Kargil, a town in Ladakh, India * Kargılı, the name of several villages in Turkey: ** Kargılı, Tarsus, in Mersin Province ** , in Tekkeköy, Samsun Province ** , in Bozova, Şanlıurfa Province See also * Kargali (other) * Kargilik (other) Kargilik, sometimes also spelt Karghilik, may refer to: * Kargilik County (Yecheng) in southern Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China * Kargilik Town (Yecheng), a city in southern Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uighur Autonom ...
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Kargil
Kargil ( lbj, ) is a city and a joint capital of the union territory of Ladakh, India. It is also the headquarters of the Kargil district. It is the second-largest city in Ladakh after Leh. Kargil is located to the east of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, and to the west of Leh. It is the centre point of the Suru River. Etymology The name ''Kargil'' is said to derive from the words ''Khar'', meaning castle, and ''rKil'' meaning "centre". "Kargil denotes a place between many forts, a central place where people could stay". It appears to be a fitting description for a place that is equidistant from Srinagar, Leh and Skardu Historically, the region around Kargil was called Purig. A major study of the history of Purig is included in the 1987 book ''Qadeem Ladakh'' by Kacho Sikander Khan, which includes genealogies of various dynasties that ruled the region. History Kargil is the main town in the historical region of Purig, which consists of the Suru river basin. It was n ...
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Kargılı, Tarsus
Kargılı is a village in Tarsus district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It is situated in Çukurova (Cilicia of the antiquity) to the east of Tarsus and to the south of Turkish state highway D.400. Its distance to Tarsus is and to Mersin Mersin (), also known as İçel, is a large city and a port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of Mersin Province, Mersin (İçel) Province. It is made up of four municipalities and dis ... is . The population of Kargılı was 816 Statistical Institute
as of 2012. The new airpost of the region, namely Çukurova Airport is planned to be constructed between
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Tekkeköy
Tekkeköy is a district of Samsun Province in Turkey located on the western side of the Çarşamba Plain. The Mayor of Tekkeköy Municipality is Hasan Togar. Agriculture and animal breeding are the main sources of income. Black Sea Copper Works Inc., Samsun Azot Factory, the Organized Industry Site, Industrial Site and Organized Food Industry Site, fertilizer and forging industry, along with a power plant, many surgical instrument manufacturing companies and other manufacturers have facilitated an economically dynamic area. It is on the coast of the Black Sea and located on the 13th km of the Samsun–Trabzon highway, east of Çarşamba District. Tekkeköy is an easy ride from Samsun with plenty of transport options. There will soon be a railway system to and from Tekkeköy. The district has a population of nearly 50,000, half of which resides in the center and half in rural areas. A third of the district's land is within the delta of the Yeşilırmak, part of the Çarşamba Pla ...
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Bozova
Bozova ( ota, بوزاووه ku, Hewenge) is a district of Åžanlıurfa Province of Turkey, 38 km from the city of Åžanlıurfa Urfa, officially known as Åžanlıurfa () and in ancient times as Edessa, is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of Åžanlıurfa Province. Urfa is situated on a plain about 80 km east of the Euphrates River. Its climate features ext .... References Populated places in Åžanlıurfa Province Districts of Åžanlıurfa Province Kurdish settlements in Turkey {{Åžanlıurfa-geo-stub ...
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