Erdemli is a municipality and

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. Its area is 2,279 km², and its population is 151,928 (2022). It is west of the city of

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Geography

Erdemli is located between the districts of Mezitli (to the east) and

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(to the west). In the north, Erdemli is bordered by

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and in the south by the

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. The district extends from the

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coastal plain, the largest agricultural area in Mersin Province, to high in the

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where there is forest, and then a large area (half the land area of the district) is high mountain above the treeline. Erdemli is a quiet rural district where the people are conservative, and is traditionally a strong base for Turkish nationalism. The local economy is centered around on agriculture. The coastal plain is covered with citrus fruits, bananas, and various fruits and vegetables grown year-round in open fields or in greenhouses. High meadows in the mountains are planted with grain pulses and fruits such as apples, peaches, and cherries. At these altitudes there are also vineyards, olive groves, and fig trees. This is an attractive forested coastal district, and Erdemli is now attracting investment in infrastructure to develop a tourist industry. The coast is home to the endangered Mediterranean monk seal. The

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has an Institute of Marine Sciences graduate school here, which has a biology group that monitors the seals.

Climate

Erdemli has a

hot-summer Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...

(

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: ''Csa''), with hot, muggy, virtually rainless summers, and mild, rainy winters.

Places of interest

* Akkale (in the modern village of Tırtar) - the ruins of a large

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building, possibly a palace, with baths, a water tank and large tank for storing olive oil. * Alata Research Institute of Horticulture Research Institute, also offers picnic area * Emirzeli - the ruins of an ancient city with traces of

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and

architecture including a church, a tower, water storage and houses. * Çanakçı rock tombs - a group of rock-carved tombs dating back to the 2nd century AD. * Çatıören - a

city with temple of

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and necropolis. * Öküzlü - the foundations of an ancient city, with a basilica, water tanks and monumental stones. *

Corycus Corycus (; also transliterated Corycos or Korykos; ; , lit. "maiden castle") was an ancient city in Cilicia Trachaea, Anatolia, located at the mouth of the valley called Şeytan deresi; the site is now occupied by the town of Kızkalesi (for ...

and

Kızkalesi Kızkalesi () is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,781 (2022). Before the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''belde''). The to ...

- Findings in the necropolis inform us that the city of

dates back the 4th century BC, in the 1st century they minted coinage here. The nearby castle of

Ghorgos was built on an island offshore in the 12th century. * Elaiussa Sebaste - founded in the 2nd century, but thrived under the Romans and Byzantines, the site includes a necropolis, theatre and waterworks. * Canytelis - occupied since the 3rd century BC, the site includes rock tombs and a Hellenistic period tower. * Kanlıdivane - an ancient city around a big sinkhole dating back to ancient Olba Kingdom. * Paşa Türbesi - a small Seljuk-era (13th century) tomb and there are many more remains from antiquity in the area.

Composition

There are 71

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in Erdemli District:Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023. * Adnan Menderes * Akdeniz * Akpınar * Alata * Alibeyli * Arpaçbahşiş * Arslanlı * Ayaş * Aydınlar * Barbaros * Batısandal * Çamlı * Çerçili * Çeşmeli * Çiftepınar * Çiriş * Dağlı * Doğusandal * Elbeyli * Elvanlı * Esenpınar * Evdilek * Fakılı * Fatih * Gücüş * Güneyli * Güzeloluk * Hacıalanı * Hacıhalilarpaç * Harfilli * Hüsametli * İlemin * Karaahmetli * Karahıdırlı * Karakeşli * Karayakup * Kargıcak * Kargıpınarı * Kayacı * Kızılen *

* Kocahasanlı * Koramşalı * Kösbucağı * Kösereli * Koyuncu * Kuşluca * Küstülü * Limonlu * Merkez * Pınarbaşı * Şahna * Sarıkaya * Sarıyer * Sinap * Sıraç * Sorgun * Tabiye * Tapureli * Tırtar * Tömük *

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* Tozlu * Türbe * Üçtepe * Üzümlü * Veyselli * Yağda * Yarenler * Yeniyurt * Yüksek

Gallery

Ellaiussa-Sebaste 1.jpg, Elaiussa Sebaste Dağlı Castle, Mersin Province.jpg, Dağlı Castle Kumkuyu Mersin Province.jpg, Kumkuyu Larissa ayas mersin building.jpg, From Kumkuyu Kayaci Valley-Limonlu Cayi Kaynagi.jpg, Kayacı valley

References

External links

District governor's official website

District municipality's official website

Erdemli

Mersin University

Mersin haberleri
{{Authority control Populated places in Erdemli District Populated coastal places in Turkey Districts of Mersin Province Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey