Burunucu is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of
Silifke,
Mersin Province,
Turkey. Its population is 865 (2022). The village is situated on the state highway
D.400, almost at the midpoint between Silifke and
Taşucu
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Taşucu ( Greek: Ὅλμοι, Holmoi) is a small town of Silifke, Mersin Province, Turkey. It obtained the status of Municipality after the local elections in Turkey, 1955. By the new regulations on the constitution, it legally got th ...
(a coastal town in Mersin Province), the distance to both being about . It is from
Mersin
Mersin (), also known as İçel, is a large city and a port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of Mersin Province, Mersin (İçel) Province. It is made up of four municipalities and dis ...
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The village was the site of a port in antiquity named
Sarpedon.
Mersin municipality history page
References
Neighbourhoods in Silifke District
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