Çavuşlar
Çavuşlar | |
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Village | |
  Çavuşlar Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 36°17′N 33°33′E / 36.283°N 33.550°ECoordinates: 36°17′N 33°33′E / 36.283°N 33.550°E | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Province | Mersin Province |
| District | Gülnar |
| Elevation | 480 m (1,575 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 333 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 33700 |
| Area code(s) | 324 |
| Licence plate | 33 |
Çavuşlar is a village in Gülnar district of Mersin Province, Turkey. According to a local historian, the village was named after a certain Turkmen tribe leader named Ömer Çavuş lived during the late 17th century .[1] It is 50 kilometres (31 mi) to Gülnar and 140 kilometres (87 mi) to Mersin. The population of the village was 333 as of 2012.[2]
References[]
- ^ [http://www.saadetbilir.com/gulnar%E2%80%99in-belde-ve-koylerine-ad-verilis-oykuleri/ Saadet Bilir's page (in Turkish))
- ^ "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 20 February 2015.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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