Vakıfköy
Local name: Vakıflı
Located in Samandağ, Hatay Province Coordinates: 36°06′50″ N 35°58′35″ E
- Population
- 278
- 278
- Elevation
- 128 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
About Vakıfköy
Vakıfköy is a village. Location: Samandağ, Hatay Province. Population: 278. Elevation: 128 m.
Vakıflı (Armenian: Վաքըֆ, romanized: Vak'ëf, pronounced [ˈvakʰəf], official name: Vakıfköy) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Samandağ, Hatay Province, Turkey. Its population is 103 (2022). It is the only remaining Armenian village in Turkey. Located on the slopes of Musa Dagh in the Samandağ district of Hatay Province, the village overlooks the Mediterranean Sea and is within eyesight of the Syrian border. It is home to a community of about 130 Turkish-Armenians.
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In comparison
- No. 10 of 11 places in Samandağ by population
- Nearest larger town: Kuşalanı, 4 km SE
- 5 sights and natural places within 10 km Church of the Holy Mother of God, Süveydiye Limanı
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Church of the Holy Mother of God Attraction, Samandağ0.2 km NW -
Samandağ Tepesi Mountain, Samandağ6 km E
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Büyükdere Natural site, Hatay Province6.8 km NE
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Süveydiye Limanı Natural site, Hatay Province5.3 km W
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Musa Dagh Mountain, Samandağ8.5 km NW
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Aliderviş Tepe Mountain, Defne11 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources