Akine is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of
Anamur
Anamur is a municipality and district of Mersin Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,430 km2, and its population is 66,846 (2022). It is the westernmost district of that province, bordering on Antalya Province. Anamur contains Anatolia's southernm ...
,
Mersin Province
Mersin Province (), formerly İçel Province (), is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast between Antalya Province, A ...
,
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Its population is 356 (2022). It is situated in the
Taurus Mountains
The Taurus Mountains (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Toros Dağları'' or ''Toroslar,'' Greek language, Greek'':'' Ταύρος) are a mountain range, mountain complex in southern Turkey, separating the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coastal reg ...
along
Dragon Creek. Its distance to Anamur is . It is planned that a part of the village (along with
Çaltıbükü
Çaltıbükü is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Anamur, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 110 (2022). It is situated in the valley of Dragon creek. The distance to Anamur is . It is planned that a part of the village ( ...
,
Ormancık and
Sarıağaç) will be submerged in
Alaköprü Dam
Alaköprü Dam () is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Anamur (Dragon) Creek in Anamur district of Mersin Province, southern Turkey. The development is backed by the State Hydraulic Works (Turkey), Turkish State Hydraulic Works (DSİ). The dam w ...
reservoir.
Newspaper article Anamur Haber
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References
Neighbourhoods in Anamur District
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