Ayvagediği is a town in
Mersin Province,
Turkey. (ğ pronounced as gh)
Geography
Ayvagediği is in
Toroslar district, the capital of which is actually in Greater Mersin. Ayvagediği is a mountain town at an average altitude of in a valley on
Toros Mountains. It is an example of a series of towns called ''
yayla'' (just like the neighbouring town
Gözne
Gözne is a small town in Mersin Province, Turkey.
Geography
Gözne at is north of Mersin. It is situated in the southern slopes of the Taurus Mountains. The average altitude is . In some locations of the town, both Mersin and the Mediterran ...
), which are used as summer residences for city dwellers in the
Mediterranean and
Aegean regions of Turkey. The town is at . The town is from Mersin. The settled (winter) population is 2196
as of 2011.
Economy
The main agricultural crops are fruits such as
grapes,
apples,
apricot
An apricot (, ) is a fruit, or the tree that bears the fruit, of several species in the genus ''Prunus''.
Usually, an apricot is from the species '' P. armeniaca'', but the fruits of the other species in ''Prunus'' sect. ''Armeniaca'' are also ...
s and
pears. Another economic activity is domestic tourism or more precisely ''
yayla tourism'' (active commerce and house rentals during summer months).
Mayor’s page
References
Yaylas in Turkey
Towns in Turkey
Populated places in Toroslar District
Populated places in Mersin Province
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