Ilısu (Avurga) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of
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 ...
,
Mersin Province,
Turkey
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. Its population is 272 (2022). The village is from Gülnar and 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 ...
. The small Ilısu waterfall is south east of the village.
Avurga was founded in 1850 as a hamlet of the nearby village Ilısu. But after a landslide in the main village in 1981, Ilısu residents also moved to Avurga and the village was renamed Ilısu.
References
Neighbourhoods in Gülnar District
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