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Diştaş
Diştaş is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Mut, Mersin, Mut, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 532 (2022). It is situated in the valley of Göksu River. The distance to Mut is and to Mersin is . References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mut, Mersin
Mut is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Mersin Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,718 km2, and its population is 62,874 (2022). Mut is a rural district at the foot of the Sertavul Pass on the road over the Taurus Mountains from Ankara and Konya to the Mediterranean coast at Anamur or Silifke. Mut is known for its special apricot variety, ''Mut şekerparesi'', and a statue of a girl carrying a basket of them stands at the entrance to the town. The summer is hot and the people of Mut retreat to high meadows (so called yayla (resort), yayla) even further up the mountainside. The forests up here are home to wild boar, and the Gezende reservoir on the Ermenek River is a welcome patch of blue in this dry district. The dam has a hydro-electric power station built in Romania. History The area has probably been inhabited since the time of the Hittites (2000 BC), and was later part of ancient Cilicia. Roman period Under the Roman Empire, the town was called Claudiopolis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |