Alaçam is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of

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. Its population is 704 (2022). It is situated to the northwest of Mut and south of Magras Mountain a part of

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 ...

. Distance to Mut is and to

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is . The first reference to the village is dated at 1913. The origin of the population was probably a Turkmen tribe named ''Karadöneli''. The main economic activity is agriculture. But irrigation is an important problem. Main crops of the village are cereals and grapes which require little irrigation. Towards

Göksu River The Göksu River (), known in classical antiquity, antiquity as the Calycadnus and in the Middle Ages as the Saleph, is a river on the Taşeli, Taşeli Plateau in southern Turkey. Its two sources arise in the Taurus Mountains—the northern in t ...

to east olive and apricot are also produced.Personal page about the village
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