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Gülnar is a municipality and
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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 km2, 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 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 ...
, 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
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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
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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
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, and was later settled by the
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. The people of Gülnar today are descendants of the Turkmen tribes that came here from
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in the 13th century. (Among older generation of Turkmens Gülnar is usually named as ''Anaypazarı'')


Composition

There are 50
neighbourhoods A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...
in Gülnar District:Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023. * Akdeniz * Akova *
Ardıçpınarı Ardıçpınarı (formerly: ''Elibaş'') is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Gülnar, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 188 (2022). It is situated to the west of Gülnar. Distance to Gülnar is and to Mersin is . Refer ...
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Arıkuyusu Arıkuyusu is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Gülnar, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 538 (2022). It is situated in the Taurus Mountains, to the north of Gülnar. The distance to Gülnar is and to Mersin Mersin ...
* 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 Büyükeceli is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Gülnar, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,529 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''belde''). Geography Büyükeceli had been founded on the sou ...
*
Çavuşlar Çavuşlar is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Gülnar, Mersin Province, Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called Eas ...
* Çukurasma * Çukurkonak * Dayıcık * Dedeler * Delikkaya *
Demirözü Demirözü is a town in Bayburt Province in the Black Sea region of 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 Euro ...
* Emirhacı * Gezende * Göktürk * Hacıpınar * Halifeler * Ilısu * İshaklar * Kavakoluğu * Kayrak *
Koçaşlı Koçaşlı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Gülnar, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 74 (2022). It is situated to the north of Turkish state highway D.400. Distance to Gülnar is and to Mersin Mersin () is a ...
* Konur * Korucuk * Köseçobanlı *
Kurbağa Kurbağa is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Gülnar, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 223 (2022). It is situated in Toros Mountains and to the east of a tributary of Göksu River. Distance to Gülnar is and to Mersin ...
* Kuskan *
Mollaömerli Mollaömerli is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Gülnar, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 111 (2022). It is situated in a plateau of Toros Mountains between Gülnar and Büyükeceli. Its distance to Gülnar is only ...
* Örenpınar * Örtülü * Saray * Sarıkavak * Şeyhömer * Sipahili * Taşoluk * Tepe * Tırnak * Tozkovan * Üçoluk * Ulupınar *
Yanışlı Yanışlı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Gülnar, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,501 (2022). It is situated on Turkish state highway D.400. Distance to Gülnar is and to Mersin Mersin () is a large city ...
* Yarmasu * Yassıbağ * Yenice * Zeyne


See also

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Gülnar Hatun Gülnar Hatun (aka Büyük Ece, c. 731-769) was a semi legendary Turkic woman. (Hatun is actually a title meaning "lady".) Very little is known for certain about her. Life She was born in 731 to Yahşi and his wife Duru. According to unsourced cl ...


References

Districts of Mersin Province Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey Populated places in Gülnar District {{Mersin-geo-stub