Karaahmetli is a village in
Mersin Province
Mersin Province ( tr, ), formerly İçel Province ( tr, ), is a province in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana. The provincial capital and the biggest city in the province is Mersin, which is composed of fo ...
,
Turkey
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.
Geography
Karaahmetli is a village in
Erdemli
Erdemli is a town and district of Mersin Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey, west of the city of Mersin.
Geography
Erdemli is located between the districts of Mezitli (to the east) and Silifke (to the west). In the north, Erdemli i ...
district of Mersin Province. Situated in the plateau to the south of
Toros Mountains
The Taurus Mountains (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Toros Dağları'' or ''Toroslar'') are a mountain range, mountain complex in southern Turkey, separating the Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Mediterranean coastal region from the central Anatolia# ...
, at , its distance to Erdemli is to Erdemli and to
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 population of the village was 322 as of 2012.
History
The village was probably founded by a
Turkmen
Turkmen, Türkmen, Turkoman, or Turkman may refer to:
Peoples Historical ethnonym
* Turkoman (ethnonym), ethnonym used for the Oghuz Turks during the Middle Ages
Ethnic groups
* Turkmen in Anatolia and the Levant (Seljuk and Ottoman-Turkish desc ...
tribe in the Middle Ages, and the name of the village refers to the founder of the village. But the vicinity of the village is full of early
Byzantine
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...
religious ruins, and the village may be described as an open-air museum. Especially the ruins of a 5th- or 6th-century church now called
Emirzeli
Emirzeli (İmirzeli) is a group of ruins in Mersin Province, Turkey.
Location
Emirzeli is a part of Karahmetli village in Erdemli district of Mersin Province at . The road to Emirzeli detaches from Turkish state highway . Kanlıdivane, an i ...
is an important example of Byzantine architecture.
Economy
Animal husbandry, which once constituted the major economic sector of the village, is on the decline. The main agricultural crops are tomato, cucumber, olive and some fruits.
Agricultural chamber of Erdemli page
/ref> Although the village hosts valuable archeological sites, at the moment, tourism plays no part in the village's economy.
References
External links
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Villages in Erdemli District