Kızılen

Kızılen
Village
Kızılen

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 36°42′N 34°05′E / 36.700°N 34.083°E / 36.700; 34.083Coordinates: 36°42′N 34°05′E / 36.700°N 34.083°E / 36.700; 34.083
Country  Turkey
Province Mersin Province
District Erdemli
Elevation 1,170 m (3,840 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 279
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 33730
Area code(s) 0324
Licence plate 33

Kızılen is a village in Erdemli district of Mersin Province, Turkey. At 36°42′N 34°05′E / 36.700°N 34.083°E / 36.700; 34.083 it is situated in a valley of a dry river bed. Its distance to Erdemli is 35 kilometres (22 mi) and to Mersin is 70 kilometres (43 mi) . The population of the village was 279 [1] as of 2012. There are traces of ancient civizilations around the village. But the village was founded by a Turkmen tribe from Taşkale of Karaman Province. In the early years of the Turkish Republic Kızılen was a neighbourhood of Küstülü, another village to the south east. But in 1961 it gained its legal status a s a village. Main economic activity is agriculture. Tomato, cucumber, bean as well as fruits like apple, peach and cherry are among the crops.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. ↑ Erdemli chamber of agriculture (Turkish)
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