İshaklar

İshaklar is a village in Gülnar district of Mersin Province, Turkey. At 36°19′N 33°06′E it is situated in Toros Mountains. Distance to Gülnar is 28 kilometres (17 mi) and to Mersin is 175 kilometres (109 mi). The population of the village was 651 [1] as of 2012. (According to a personal page the original name of the village was İyisaklar ("good keeper") referring to an old event in which lost sheep of the village were found and kept by a shepherd.[2])

İshaklar
Village
İshaklar
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°19′N 33°06′E
Country Turkey
ProvinceMersin Province
DistrictGülnar
Elevation
1,160 m (3,800 ft)
Population
 (2012)
  Total651
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
33700
Area code(s)0324
Licence plate33

References

  1. "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 20 February 2015.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  2. Personal page of Saadet Bilir (in Turkish)


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