Tarsus
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Tarsus may refer to:
In geography:
- Tarsus, Mersin, ancient and modern city in Turkey (former region of Cilicia)
- Tarsus (West Syrian Diocese), a Syrian Orthodox archdiocese, attested between the seventh and thirteenth centuries
- Tarsus Waterfall, on the outskirts of the city
- Berdan River, also known as the Tarsus River, which flows past the city
- Tarsus (crater), an impact crater on Mars
In biology:
- Tarsus (skeleton), a cluster of articulating bones in each foot
- The lower leg of a bird
- Tarsus (eyelids), elongated plate of dense connective tissue in each eyelid
- The distal segment of an arthropod leg
Other uses:
- Tarsus (1948–1960), a Turkish Maritime Lines ship formerly the USS Harry Lee (APA-10)
- Tarsus American College, private high school in Tarsus, Turkey
- Tarsus Academy, a fictional school in the computer game Deus Ex: Invisible War
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