Country Turkey District Tarsus Postal code 33400 Elevation 615 m Area code 0324 | Province Mersin Province Time zone EET (UTC+2) Licence plate 33 Population 684 (2011) | |
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Belen is a village in Tarsus district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It is situated in the Taurus Mountains. Its distance to Tarsus is 30 kilometres (19 mi) and to Mersin is 55 kilometres (34 mi). The population of Belen was 684 as of 2011. The area around Belen was populated in the Roman Empire era of the 2nd and 3rd centuries, evident from a necropolis area next to the village, but the village was founded during the Ottoman period. Main economic activities are agriculture animal breeding and poultry husbandry.
Map of Belen, Belen Mahallesi, 33400 Tarsus%2FMersin Province, Turkey
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