Limonlu, Mersin

Limonlu (Lamas)
Town
Limonlu Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°33′N 34°14′E / 36.550°N 34.233°ECoordinates: 36°33′N 34°14′E / 36.550°N 34.233°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Mersin Province
District	Erdemli
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	3,475
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	33770
Area code(s)	0324
Licence plate	33

Limonlu (ancient Antiochia Lamotis) is small town in Mersin Province, Turkey (Popularly it is also called Lamas, Lamos etc.)

Geography

Limonlu is a coastal town at 36°33′N 34°14′E / 36.550°N 34.233°E It is by the river Limonlu. It is a part of Erdemli district of Mersin Province. Highway distances to selected localities are as follows: 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) to Erdemli 38 kilometres (24 mi) to Silifke (another district center in Mersin Province) and 45 kilometres (28 mi) to Mersin. The settled (winter) population was 3475 as of 2012.^[1]

History

In antiquity, the Limonlu river was the boundary between Cilicia Campestris and Cilicia Trachea, making Limonlu an important border town. The ruins of the castle is 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of the town. Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos captured the town in 1158, but lost it to the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.^[2] After Karamanid rule of two centuries, the Ottoman Empire captured the town in the late 15th century.

Economy

Like most Mediterranean coastal towns, Limonlu produces fresh vegetables and fruits. The town has specialized in citrus production and in fact the name of the town means with lemon. But lately, tourism has almost replaced agriculture as being the most important economic activity. In 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) Limonlu coastal band, there are many summer houses owned by city dwellers (Turkish: yazlık site). The coastal band is also used for tent camps. Most of the town houses on the other hand, are rented as summer boarding houses.^[3]

University

Middle East Technical University in Ankara has a campus just east of Limonlu (called Mersin–Erdemli campus) used by the Institute/Graduate School of Marine Sciences (Turkish: Deniz Bilimleri Enstitüsü) since 1975.^[4]

Notable native

• Nevit Kodallı,^[5] composer

References

1. TurksatArchived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
2. Arik, Osman; Çalışkan, Mehmet; Aydın, Ayşe; Aydınoğlu, Ümit; Kerem, Filiz, eds. (2009) [2007]. Mersin: Ören Yerleri, Kaleleri, Müzeleri [Mersin: Oren Places, Castles, Museums] (in Turkish). Prepared by Filiz Kerem; Photographs by Selami Türk; Graphic design by Tanrtim Sanatlari (First ed.). Istanbul: Ekin Grubu (2007, first edition); İl Özel İdaresi (2009 edition). ISBN 978-605-4196-07-4. OCLC 805652523. ISBN (invalid as printed in first edition) 975-585-787-9. Archived from the original on June 4, 2014.
3. Mayor’s page (Turkish)
4. Marine Sciences Institute page (Turkish)
5. Composer database