Kelahmet is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of
Tarsus,
Mersin Province,
Turkey. Its population is 557 (2022).
It is located in
Çukurova
Çukurova () or the Cilician Plain (''Cilicia Pedias'' in antiquity), is a large fertile plain in the Cilicia region of southern Turkey. The plain covers the easternmost areas of Mersin Province, southern and central Adana Province, western Osman ...
(
Cilicia
Cilicia (); el, Κιλικία, ''Kilikía''; Middle Persian: ''klkyʾy'' (''Klikiyā''); Parthian: ''kylkyʾ'' (''Kilikiyā''); tr, Kilikya). is a geographical region in southern Anatolia in Turkey, extending inland from the northeastern coas ...
of the antiquity) to the south of Tarsus. It is situated to the north of the coast of the
Mediterranean Sea and to the west of the
Berdan River. Its distance to Tarsus is and its distance 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 ...
is . Situated in fertile plains, farming is the major economic activity with cotton and greenhouse vegetables being popular crops.
References
Neighbourhoods in Tarsus District
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