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Country
  
Turkey

District
  
Gülnar

Postal code
  
33710

Elevation
  
875 m

Population
  
2,256 (2012)

Province
  
Mersin Province

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Licence plate
  
33

Local time
  
Sunday 10:56 AM

Area code
  
0324

Kuskan

Weather
  
9°C, Wind W at 5 km/h, 36% Humidity

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Kuskan is a small town in Mersin Province, Turkey

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Map of Kuskan, Kuskan Mahallesi, 33710 G%C3%BClnar%2FMersin Province, Turkey

Geography

Kuskan is situated at 36°29′N 33°16′E. It is a part of Gülnar district of Mersin Province. It a mountain town with an altitude of 875 metres (2,871 ft) and it is quite far from the main highways. The distance to selected localities are, 42 kilometres (26 mi) to Gülnar, 32 kilometres (20 mi) to Mut (another district center of Mersin Province) and 170 kilometres (110 mi) to Mersin. The population was 2256 as of 2012.

Economy

Kuskan is a typical agricultural town. Traditional crops are cereals. But lately some farmers try other crops such as grape, apple, pistacio and olive. There are a few carpet weaving looms in the town. But weaving is on the decline.

References

Kuskan Wikipedia