Zorkun is a yayla (summer resort) in

Osmaniye Province Osmaniye Province ( tr, ) is a province in south-central Turkey. It was named Cebel-i Bereket () in the early republic until 1933, when it was incorporated into Adana Province. It was made a province again in 1996. It covers an area of 3,767&nbs ...

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. Zorkun is at on the

Nur Mountains The Nur Mountains ( tr, Nur Dağları, "Mountains of Holy Light"), formerly known as Alma-Dağ, the ancient Amanus ( grc, Ἁμανός), medieval Black Mountain, or Jabal al-Lukkam in Arabic, is a mountain range in the Hatay Province of south ...

, a chain mountain running in north–south direction, parallel to East

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coast. It is at an average altitude of about and surrounded by forests of pine and juniper. Zorkun is on the south east of

Osmaniye Osmaniye () is a city on the eastern edge of the Çukurova plain in southern Turkey and the capital of Osmaniye province. Backed by the foothills of the Nur Mountains, Osmaniye lay on one of the old Silk Roads and was always a place of strategic ...

, the distance being . On the way to Zorkun there are a number of minor settlements like Olukbaşı which are also used as yayla.Ministry of Culture and Tourism page
/ref> At the present Zorkun is a summer resort. The area around Zorkun is suitable for winter sports and in the future Zorkun may also be a center of winter tourism.

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Yaylas in Turkey Tourist attractions in Osmaniye Province Populated places in Osmaniye Province {{Osmaniye-geo-stub