Country Turkey District Erdemli Time zone EET (UTC+2) Population 997 (2012) | Province Mersin Province Elevation 300 m (985 ft) Postal code 33730 Area code 0324 | |
Pınarbaşı is a village in Erdemli district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It is at 36°43′N 34°21′E. It is almost merged to Elvanlı, another village to the south. Distance to Erdemli is 18 kilometres (11 mi) and to Mersin is 31 kilometres (19 mi). The population of Pınarbaşı is 997 as of 2012. . The village was founded in 1865 as a result of Ottoman policy of Turkmen emplacement. Former name of the village was Çakalkeşli. In 1954, a neighbourhood was issued from the village and the village was named as Pınarbaşı referring to water resources of the village. The village economy depends on fresh water fishing and citrus farming.
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Pınarbaşı, Erdemli Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA