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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 ...

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Adana Adana (; ; ) is a major city in southern Turkey. It is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the Mediterranean Sea. The administrative seat of Adana Province, Adana province, it has a population of 2.26 million. Adana lies in the heart ...

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Seyhan Seyhan is a district-municipality in the Adana Province of Turkey, core of the Adana urban area. Seyhan is home to 35 percent of the residents of Adana Province and almost half of the residents of the city of Adana. It is the fifth most populous ...

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, 3 km west of the city centre. The neighborhood is situated south of the D400 state road, next to the

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Governance

Şakirpaşa is a mahalle and it is administered by the Muhtar and the Seniors Council.

Demographics

The population of Şakirpaşa as of December 31, 2014 is 12,363. Most of the residents are

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Economy

Şakirpaşa is a low-income working-class neighborhood. Most of the residents work at the factories and shops at low-paid jobs.

Sports

ABB Şakirpaşa ABB Şakirpaşa is a handball club based in the Şakirpaşa neighbourhood of the city of Adana. The club's women's team promoted to the Turkish Handball Super League on 21 April 2016, at the playoff finals in Ankara. The venue of the club is ...

is a

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club that promoted to the

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on 21 April 2016, at the playoff finals in

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

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Transport

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is within the mahalle borders, 2 km from the residential areas. Şakirpaşa Railway Station is 400 m north of the neighborhood, at the Sakarya mahalle, one block north of the D400 state road. The station is currently served by two regional lines and one long-distance line. Adana Metropolitan Municipality Bus Department (ABBO) has bus routes from downtown Adana to Şakirpaşa. Şakirpaşa Minibus Co-operative also conducts local transport from downtown.

References

Neighborhoods/Settlements in Adana {{Turkey-geo-stub