Deliktaş, Kangal

Deliktaş
Village
Deliktaş

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 39°20′30″N 37°12′14″E / 39.34167°N 37.20389°E / 39.34167; 37.20389Coordinates: 39°20′30″N 37°12′14″E / 39.34167°N 37.20389°E / 39.34167; 37.20389
Country  Turkey
Province Sivas Province
District Kangal
Population (2011)
 • Total 265
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 58900
Area code(s) 0346
Licence plate 58

Deliktaş is a village in Kangal district of Sivas Province, Turkey. It is situated between Ulaş and Kangal towns, east of the state highway D-850 . The village is 19 km (12 mi) far from Kangal, and 65 km (40 mi) from the province seat Sivas. The population of Deliklitaş is 265 as of 2011.[1]

The Deliktaş Tunnel, Turkey's longest railway tunnel with its length of 5.473 km (3.401 mi), was constructed near Deliktaş and opened in late 2012.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Province Sivas". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
  2. ↑ "Tunnel to open - just 4 decades late". Hürriyet Daily News. 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2014-04-15.


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