Ilısu, Gülnar
Ilısu (Avurga) is a village in Gülnar district of Mersin Province, Turkey. The village which is at 36°34′N 33°05′E 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]
Ilısu
(Avurga) | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Ilısu Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 36°34′N 33°05′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 |
References
- "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 20 February 2015.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- "Avurga history {{in lang|tr}}". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
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