Gökçe, Mardin

Gökçe
Town
Gökçe Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°12′N 40°42′E / 37.200°N 40.700°E / 37.200; 40.700Coordinates: 37°12′N 40°42′E / 37.200°N 40.700°E / 37.200; 40.700
Country	Turkey
Province	Mardin Province
District	Kızıltepe
Elevation	520 m (1,705 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	7,467
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	47420
Area code(s)	0482
Licence plate	47

Gökçe (Kurdish: Selax) is a town in Kızıltepe district of Mardin Province, Turkey. The town is situated at 37°12′N 40°42′E / 37.200°N 40.700°E / 37.200; 40.700 in southeastern Anatolia plains along the state highway D.400 which connects Mardin to Şırnak. The distance to Kızıltepe is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi), the distance to Mardin is 20 kilometres (12 mi) and the distance to Syrian border is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi). The population of the town is 7467^[1] as of 2011.

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