Pelitpınarı, Silifke

Pelitpınarı
Village
Pelitpınarı Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°23′N 33°35′E / 36.383°N 33.583°E / 36.383; 33.583Coordinates: 36°23′N 33°35′E / 36.383°N 33.583°E / 36.383; 33.583
Country	Turkey
Province	Mersin Province
District	Silifke
Elevation	910 m (1,820 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	247
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	33940
Area code(s)	0324
Licence plate	33

Pelitpınarı is a village in Silifke district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It is situated on Toros Mountains to the west of Göksu River valley at

36°23′N 33°35′E / 36.383°N 33.583°E / 36.383; 33.583. Distance to Silifke is 44 kilometres (27 mi) and to Mersin is 129 kilometres (80 mi). The population of the village was 247^[1] as of 2011. The village was founded by a tribe from Karaman. Main economic activities are agriculture and goat breeding. Main crops are pistachio, figs, plum and hickory nut.

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