Gülnar is a municipality and
district
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of
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 area is 1,416 km
2, and its population is 27,889 (2022).
It is south-west of the city of
Mersin
Mersin () is a large city and port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of Mediterranean Region, Turkey, southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of the Mersin Province (formerly İçel). It is made up of four district governorates ...
.
Geography
The town of Gülnar is inland on a plain high in the
Taurus Mountains
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, attractive countryside known for its vineyards and its green meadows used for summer grazing. Gülnar is a small town providing high schools and other basic amenities to the surrounding villages. The road from central
Anatolia
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to
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 ...
on the
Mediterranean
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coast passes through here, one of the windiest roads imaginable, making Gülnar a remote district indeed.
About 20% of the land area of Gülnar is cultivated area, much of which is vineyards, other important crops are grains and chick peas. The high meadows are used for summer grazing.
History
The area has been occupied since the time of the
Hittites
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, and was later settled by the
Assyrians
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,
Persia
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ns,
Egyptians
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,
Greeks
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,
Romans and
Armenians
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. The people of Gülnar today are descendants of the
Turkmen tribes that came here from
Central Asia
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in the 13th century. (Among older generation of Turkmens Gülnar is usually named as ''Anaypazarı'')
Composition
There are 50
neighbourhoods
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in Gülnar District:
Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
* Akdeniz
* Akova
* Ardıçpınarı
* Arıkuyusu
* Ayvalı
* Bereket
Bereket, formerly Gazanjyk or ''Kazandzhik'' ( or gɑˈzɑnd͡ʒik), is a List of cities in Turkmenistan, city in Balkan Province in western Turkmenistan. Bereket is the administrative centre of Bereket District.
Bereket is located in an oasis ...
* Beydili
* Bolyaran
* Bozağaç
* Büyükeceli
* Çavuşlar
Çavuşlar is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Gülnar, Mersin Province, Turkey
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* Çukurasma
* Çukurkonak
* Dayıcık
* Dedeler
* Delikkaya
* Demirözü
* Emirhacı
* Gezende
* Göktürk
* Hacıpınar
* Halifeler
* Ilısu
* İshaklar
* Kavakoluğu
* Kayrak
* Koçaşlı
* Konur
* Korucuk
* Köseçobanlı
* Kurbağa
* Kuskan
* Mollaömerli
* Örenpınar
* Örtülü
* Saray
* Sarıkavak
* Şeyhömer
* Sipahili
* Taşoluk
* Tepe
* Tırnak
* Tozkovan
* Üçoluk
* Ulupınar
* Yanışlı
* Yarmasu
* Yassıbağ
* Yenice
* Zeyne
See also
* Gülnar Hatun
References
Districts of Mersin Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
Populated places in Gülnar District
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