Çamlıbel, Silifke

Çamlıbel
(Karaböcülü)
Village
Çamlıbel
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°27′N 33°55′E / 36.450°N 33.917°E / 36.450; 33.917Coordinates: 36°27′N 33°55′E / 36.450°N 33.917°E / 36.450; 33.917
Country  Turkey
Province Mersin Province
District Silifke district
Elevation 610 m (2,000 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 134
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code 33940
Area code(s) 0324
Licence plate 33

Çamlıbel (formerly Karaböcülü) is a village in Silifke district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It is situated to in the Taurus Mountains. The distance to Silifke is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) and to Mersin is 97 kilometres (60 mi). The population of Çamlıbel was 134 as of 2011.[1] The village was founded on the ruins of an ancient farm complex of the Roman and early Byzantine era. (3rd-5th centuries) . There are ruins of houses, cisterns, churches and the like.[2] Major economic activities are farming and animal breeding.

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