Kaledran Creek ( tr, Kaledran çayı) is a short creek in

Anamur Anamur is a town and district in Mersin Province, Turkey, the westernmost district of that province, bordering on Antalya Province. Anamur contains Anatolia's southernmost point, It is a coastal resort known for its bananas and peanuts. Etym ...

ilçe (district) of

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, south

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. The headwaters are in the

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close to

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(former Teniste) village. It is a short creek where the birds flight distance between the headwaters and the discharge point is about But unlike other similar creeks around it doesn't dry up in the summer.Anamur page
/ref> In the lower reaches, it draws the border line between Anamur and the

Gazipaşa Gazipaşa () is a town and district of Antalya Province on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey, 180 km east of the city of Antalya. Gazipaşa is a quiet rural district famous for its bananas, oranges and international airport of Gazi ...

ilçe of

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. The most important settlement by the river was used to be a village named after the creek. A part of the village was to the west and another part was to the east of the creek. But now the administratively the village is divided. The smaller part in the west is renamed Yakacık, Gazipaşa a village of Antalya Province and the larger part is the Anıtlı, Anamur of Mersin Province.Milliyet newspaper
/ref> The creek discharges at to the

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. The delta of the creek is a prosperous area. Bananas and citrus are the main crops. Peanut, sesame and corn are among the other products.

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