Avsuyu is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of
Antakya
Antakya (), Turkish form of Antioch, is a municipality and the capital Districts of Turkey, district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is . Prior to the devastating 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, 2023 earthquakes, its population was recorded ...
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Hatay Province
Hatay Province (, ) is the southernmost province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey. Its area is , and its population is 1,686,043 (2022). It is situated mostly outside Anatolia, along the eastern coast of the Levantine Sea. The province ...
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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 population is 5,124 (2022). Before the
2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''
belde
Belde (literally "town", also known as ''kasaba'') means "large village with a municipality" in Turkish language, Turkish.
All Turkish province centers and district centers have municipalities, but the Villages of Turkey, villages are usually too ...
''). It is situated on the north coast of
Yarseli Dam
Yarseli Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.
See also
*List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey
ReferencesDSI directory, State Hydraulic Works (Turkey)
The State Hydraulic Works () is a state ...
reservoir. It is about north east of Antakya. Main crops of the town are olive, pepper, tobacco and cotton. There is an oil press in the town.
Mayor's page
References
Neighbourhoods in Antakya District
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