Tarsus

Summary

Tarsus is a city^[1]. Tarsus has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Tarsus is located in Mersin Province^[3].
• Tarsus is in the country of Turkey^[4].
• Tarsus is on the body of water Berdan Brook^[5].
• Tarsus is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea^[6].
• Tarsus's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Tarsus's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Tarsus's instance of is recorded as municipality^[9].
• Tarsus's instance of is recorded as town^[10].
• Tarsus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Langen^[11].
• Tarsus's Commons category is recorded as Tarsus (town)^[12].
• Tarsus's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[13].
• Tarsus's located in time zone is recorded as time in Turkey^[14].
• Tarsus's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.916666666667, 'lon': 34.9}^[15].
• Tarsus's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Mediterranean Region^[16].
• Tarsus's significant event is recorded as Siege of Tarsus^[17].
• Tarsus's official website is recorded as https://www.tarsus.bel.tr/^[18].
• Tarsus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tarsus, Mersin^[19].
• Tarsus has a population of {'amount': '+339676'}^[20].
• Tarsus has a population of {'amount': '+346715'}^[21].
• Tarsus has a population of {'amount': '+342373'}^[22].
• Tarsus has a population of {'amount': '+329494'}^[23].
• Tarsus has a population of {'amount': '+238276'}^[24].
• Tarsus's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[25].
• Tarsus's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[26].
• Tarsus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[27].

Body

Geography

Tarsus is in the country of Turkey^[4]. Tarsus is located in Mersin Province^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Berdan Brook^[5], a river^[28], in Turkey^[29] and Mediterranean Sea^[6], an adjacent sea^[30], in Spain^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Tarsus covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2240'}^[32]. Tarsus sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+23'}^[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+339676'}^[20], {'amount': '+346715'}^[21], {'amount': '+342373'}^[22], {'amount': '+329494'}^[23], and {'amount': '+238276'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7], big city^[8], municipality^[9], and town^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Tarsus include Tarsus^[34], a Mars crater^[35].

Why It Matters

Tarsus has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Tarsus is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Tarsus include Tarsus^[34], a Mars crater^[35].