Silifke
Sign in to saveSilifke is a municipality and district of Mersin Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,692 km2, and its population is 132,665 (2022). It is west of the city of Mersin, on the west end of the Çukurova plain.
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- metro district
- Turkey place.name
- Silifke
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- Göksu in Silifke.jpg
- Turkey place.image_caption
- Göksu River at Silifke
- Turkey place.image_map
- Mersin location Silifke.svg
- Turkey place.map_caption
- Map showing Silifke District in Mersin Province
- Turkey place.province
- Mersin
- Turkey place.leader_party
- CHP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Mustafa Turgut
- Turkey place.area_total_km2
- 2692
- Turkey place.population_total
- 132665
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
- Turkey place.area_code
- 0324
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Silifke is a municipality and district of Mersin Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,692 km2, and its population is 132,665 (2022). It is west of the city of Mersin, on the west end of the Çukurova plain.
Silifke lies on the Göksu River, the ancient Calycadnus, near its outlet into the Mediterranean. The river flows from the nearby Taurus Mountains and the city is surrounded by attractive countryside along its banks.