Çavuşlar

Çavuşlar
Village
Çavuşlar
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°17′N 33°33′E / 36.283°N 33.550°E / 36.283; 33.550Coordinates: 36°17′N 33°33′E / 36.283°N 33.550°E / 36.283; 33.550
Country  Turkey
Province Mersin Province
District Gülnar
Elevation 480 m (1,575 ft)
Population (2012)
  Total 333
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code 33700
Area code(s) 324
Licence plate 33

Çavuşlar is a village in Gülnar district of Mersin Province, Turkey. According to a local historian, the village was named after a certain Turkmen tribe leader named Ömer Çavuş lived during the late 17th century .[1] It is 50 kilometres (31 mi) to Gülnar and 140 kilometres (87 mi) to Mersin. The population of the village was 333 as of 2012.[2]

References

  1. [http://www.saadetbilir.com/gulnar%E2%80%99in-belde-ve-koylerine-ad-verilis-oykuleri/ Saadet Bilir's page (in Turkish))
  2. "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)


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