İshaklar, Gülnar
İshaklar is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Gülnar, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 577 (2022). It is situated in Toros Mountains. Distance to Gülnar is and to Mersin is (According to a personal page the original name of the village was ''İyisaklar'' ("good keeper") referring to an old event in which lost sheep of the village were found and kept by a shepherd. References

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Gülnar
Gülnar is a district of Mersin Province of Turkey, south-west of the city of Mersin. Geography The town of Gülnar is inland on a plain high in the Taurus Mountains, attractive countryside known for its vineyards and its green meadows used for summer grazing. Gülnar is a small town providing high schools and other basic amenities to the surrounding villages.(Town population. 8 357) The road from central Anatolia to Anamur on the Mediterranean coast passes through here, one of the windiest roads imaginable, making Gulnar a remote district indeed. The land area of Gülnar is of which is cultivated, is forested hillside, is high meadow, and is rocky mountains. Much of the cultivated area is vineyards, other important crops are grains and chick peas. The high meadows are used for summer grazing. History The area has been occupied since the time of the Hittites, and was later settled by the Assyrians, Persians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans and Armenians. The people of Gülnar ...
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