Time zone EET (UTC+2) Population 507 (2011) | Elevation 860 m (3,820 ft) Postal code 33600 Area code 0324 | |
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Geçimli (also called Malya) is a village in Mersin Province, Turkey
Contents
- Map of GeC3A7imli GeC3A7imli Mahallesi 33600 Mut2FMersin Province Turkey
- Geography
- History
- Economy
- References
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Geography
Geçimli is in Mut district of Mersin Province. Turkey. At 36°48′N 33°20′E it is situated to the west of Turkish state highway and to the northwest of Mut. The distance to Mut is 25 kilometres (16 mi) and to Mersin is 185 kilometres (115 mi). The population of the village was 507 as of 2011.
History
There are two archaeologically important places in the vicinity of the village. Alaoda Cave is a Cave Chapel and it is unearthed by Michael Gouche in 1955. Alahan Monastery (which is in the tentative list of World Heritage Sites ) is situated at 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Geçimli.
Economy
The main economic activity of the village is agriculture. Olive and apricot are two of the main crops.
References
Geçimli, Mut Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA