Karacaoğlan, Mut

Karacaoğlan
Village
Karacaoğlan Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°40′N 33°44′E / 36.667°N 33.733°E / 36.667; 33.733Coordinates: 36°40′N 33°44′E / 36.667°N 33.733°E / 36.667; 33.733
Country	Turkey
Province	Mersin Province
District	Mut
Elevation	1,110 m (3,640 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	354
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	33600
Area code(s)	0324
Licence plate	33

Karacaoğlan is a village in Mut district of Mersin Province, Turkey. At 36°40′N 33°44′E / 36.667°N 33.733°E / 36.667; 33.733 it is situated in Toros Mountains to the east of Mut and to the south of Sason canyon. It is a rather desolate village the distance to Mut is 65 kilometres (40 mi) and to Mersin is 225 kilometres (140 mi). The population of the village was 354 ^[1] as of 2012. The population of the village is composed of Turkmens. The former name of the village was Çukur. But after the tomb of the famous Turkish folk poet Karacaoğlan (1606-1680) was discovered in the village graveyard, it was renamed after Karacaoğlan.^[2] Main economic activity of Karacaoğlan is agriculture..

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