Hacıalanı, Erdemli

Hacılanı
Village
Hacılanı

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 36°50′N 34°11′E / 36.833°N 34.183°E / 36.833; 34.183Coordinates: 36°50′N 34°11′E / 36.833°N 34.183°E / 36.833; 34.183
Country  Turkey
Province Mersin Province
District Erdemli
Elevation 1,550 m (5,085 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 19
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 33350
Area code(s) 0324
Licence plate 33

Hacıalanı is a very small village in Erdemli district of Mersin Province, Turkey. The village is situated in the peneplane area to the south of Toros Mountains at 36°50′N 35°11′E / 36.833°N 35.183°E / 36.833; 35.183. The distance to Erdemli is 43 kilometres (27 mi) and the distance to Mersin is 70 kilometres (43 mi). Although the settled population of the village is only 19.[1] as of 2011, the number of houses in the village exceeds 400. Because the village is actually a yayla (summer resort) and the population sharply increases during the summers up to 3000.[2] The artificial lake Karakız is to the east of the village. The touristic potential of the village with the Roman ruins as well as cedar forests is promising. But at the present tourism plays no important role in village economy. Main economic activity is farming. Main crops are tomato, cherry, peach, apple and beans. Animal breeding is another activity.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2015.
  2. 1 2 Erdemli chamber of agriculture page (Turkish)
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