Sebil is a town in
Mersin Province, Turkey.
Geography
Sebil is a part of
Çamlıyayla district which in turn is a part of Mersin Province. Distance between Sebil and Çamlıyayla is . Sebil is located on southern slopes of
Toros Mountains at . The average altitude is about . The country about Sebil is chiefly formed of
conglomerate
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and
limestone. Just west of the town there is a
canyon
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, approximately deep. The canyon had been formed by the rivulet Cehennem Deresi which is a tributary of
Berdan River. The population of the town was 2120 as of 2012
[Statistical Institute]
History
Five centuries ago the nomadic
Oghuz Turks
The Oghuz or Ghuzz Turks (Middle Turkic languages, Middle Turkic: ٱغُز, ''Oγuz'', ota, اوغوز, Oġuz) were a western Turkic people that spoke the Oghuz languages, Oghuz branch of the Turkic languages, Turkic language family. In th ...
(also called
Yörük) used this location as their summer camps (so called ''
yayla''). They called the location Sebil meaning free (i.e., no rent for the camp). In later years observing the winter was not harsh, eventually they chose the area as their permanent settlement.
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Sebil was declared a township in 1972.
Economy
Sebil produces fresh fruits and vegetables. A secondary economic activity is animal husbandry
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. Domestic tourism in the canyon also seems promising with challenging tracking courses and game animals in the dense forest.
References
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Populated places in Mersin Province
Towns in Turkey
Populated places in Çamlıyayla District