Yalnızcabağ

Yalnızcabağ
Village
Yalnızcabağ

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 36°39′N 33°10′E / 36.650°N 33.167°E / 36.650; 33.167Coordinates: 36°39′N 33°10′E / 36.650°N 33.167°E / 36.650; 33.167
Country  Turkey
Province Mersin Province
District Mut
Elevation 860 m (2,820 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 642
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 33600
Area code(s) 0324
Licence plate 33

Yalnızcabağ (literally "Lonely orchard") is a village in Mut district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It is one of the westernmost villages of the province ar 36°39′N 33°10′E / 36.650°N 33.167°E / 36.650; 33.167 in Toros Mountains. Distance to Mut was 45 kilometres (28 mi) and to Mersin is 205 kilometres (127 mi). Population of Yalnızcabağ was 644.[1] as of 2012. Main crops of the village are pomegranate, apple, grape and pistachio [2] The tomb of Nure Sofi, the predecessor of Karamanoğlu dynasty is the pasture of in Yalnızcabağ. He died in the 13th century. Three centuries later, in 1687 the borders of his personal territory was certified by the Ottoman authorities. A copy of the certificate is kept by the muhtar of the village.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. ↑ Village page (Turkish)
  3. ↑ Mut page by Türkayıldız (Turkish)
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