Özbek is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of
Tarsus,
Mersin Province,
Turkey. Its population is 1,078 (2022).
It is situated in
Çukurova
Çukurova () or the Cilician Plain (''Cilicia Pedias'' in antiquity), is a large fertile plain in the Cilicia region of southern Turkey. The plain covers the easternmost areas of Mersin Province, southern and central Adana Province, western Osman ...
(
Cilicia
Cilicia (); el, Κιλικία, ''Kilikía''; Middle Persian: ''klkyʾy'' (''Klikiyā''); Parthian: ''kylkyʾ'' (''Kilikiyā''); tr, Kilikya). is a geographical region in southern Anatolia in Turkey, extending inland from the northeastern coas ...
of the antiquity) and to the northeast of Tarsus. It is between Turkish motorway
O.51, a part of
Çukurova Motorway
Çukurova motorway ( tr, Çukurova otoyolu) is the unofficial name of the motorway ( tr, otoyol) of Çukurova (ancient Cilicia) in Turkey. It is actually composed of the motorways (from Mersin to Adana), (from Ceyhan to İskenderun) and a part ...
and Turkish state highway
D.750.It s distance to Tarsus is and its distance 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 .
References
Neighbourhoods in Tarsus District
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