Ilısu, Gülnar

Ilısu
(Avurga)
Village
Ilısu

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 36°34′N 33°05′E / 36.567°N 33.083°E / 36.567; 33.083Coordinates: 36°34′N 33°05′E / 36.567°N 33.083°E / 36.567; 33.083
Country  Turkey
Province Mersin Province
District Gülnar
Elevation 675 m (2,215 ft)
Population (2012)
  Total 250
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 33700
Area code(s) 0324
Licence plate 33

Ilısu (Avurga) is a village in Gülnar district of Mersin Province, Turkey. The village which is at 36°34′N 33°05′E / 36.567°N 33.083°E / 36.567; 33.083 is 60 kilometres (37 mi) to Gülnar and 210 kilometres (130 mi) to Mersin. Small Ilısu waterfall is just 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) South east of the village. The population of the village was 250 [1] as of 2012. The village Avurga was founded in 1850 as a hamlet of the nearby village Ilısu. But after a landslade in the main village in 1981, Ilısu residents also moved to Avurga and the village was renamed Ilısu.[2]

References

  1. "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. Avurga history (Turkish)


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