Ilısu, Gülnar
Ilısu
(Avurga) | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Ilısu Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 36°34′N 33°05′E / 36.567°N 33.083°ECoordinates: 36°34′N 33°05′E / 36.567°N 33.083°E | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Province | Mersin Province |
| District | Gülnar |
| Elevation | 675 m (2,215 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 250 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| 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 is 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Gülnar and 210 kilometres (130 mi) from Mersin. The small Ilısu waterfall is 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south east of the village. The population of the village was 250[1] in 2012.
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[]
- ^ "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2015.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ "Avurga history" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
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