Country Turkey District Silifke district Postal code 33940 Elevation 3 m Area code 0324 | Province Mersin Province Time zone EET (UTC+2) Licence plate 33 Population 566 (2011) | |
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Sökün is a village in Silifke district of Mersin Province, Turkey. At 36°21′N 34°01′E it is situated in the delta of Göksu River. It is almost merged to Kurtuluş another village to the southwest of Sökün. The distance to Silifke is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) and to Mersin is 86 kilometres (53 mi). The population of Sökün was 566 as of 2011. The main economic acticvity is farming. The area around the village is fertile. But being a low altitude village, in some years the village suffers flood damage. Almost all crops native to Mediterranean are produced. But strawberry is the most pronounced crop.
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