Çamalan

This article is about the village in the Tarsus district. For the village in the Nallıhan district, see Çamalan, Nallıhan.
Çamalan
Village
Çamalan

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 37°11′N 34°49′E / 37.183°N 34.817°E / 37.183; 34.817Coordinates: 37°11′N 34°49′E / 37.183°N 34.817°E / 37.183; 34.817
Country  Turkey
Province Mersin Province
District Tarsus
Elevation 750 m (2,460 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 219
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 33400
Area code(s) 0324
Licence plate 33

Çamalan is a village in Tarsus district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It is in the Taurus Mountains and to the west of Turkish state highway . In the village, there is a German cemetery from World War I. It is 40 kilometres (25 mi) to Tarsus and 67 kilometres (42 mi) to Mersin. The population of village was 219 as of 2012.[1] The village was founded in the 16th century by Turkmens of the Alevi sect. They escaped from the harsh treatment of the Ottoman sultan Selim I to the forests of the mountainous area for concealment. Their main economic activity was forestry, and they were called tahtacı ("woodman"). Nowadays, however, the majority of the village population is retired people from the cities in the Çukurova plains (Cilicia of the antiquity).

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Institute Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
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