Gülnar

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Gülnar
Location in Turkey
Overview
Region Mediterranean Region, Turkey
Province Mersin Province
Population 33,714 NA (1990)
Area 16,690 km²
Elevation 950 m
Coordinates NA
Postal code 33xxx
Area code (0090)+ 324
Licence plate code 33

Gülnar is a district of Mersin Province of Turkey, 150 km south-west of the city of Mersin.

[edit] Geography

The town of Gülnar is 32km inland on a plain high in the Taurus Mountains, 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 to Anamur on the Mediterranean coast passes through here, one of the windiest roads imaginable, making Gulnar a remote district indeed.

The land area of Gülnar is 166,900 hectares of which 35,110 are cultivated, 84,809 are forested hillside, 130 are high meadow, and 46,851 are rocky mountains. Much of the cultivated area is vineyards, other important crops are grains and chick peas. The high meadows are used for summer grazing.

[edit] History

The area has been occupied since the time of the Hittites, and was later settled by the Assyrians, Persians, Egyptians and later the Ancient Romans. The people of Gülnar today are descendents of the Turkmen tribes that came here from Central Asia in the 13th century.



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