Toros, Erdemli

Toros (named after the mountain range in which the village has been founded) or Küçüksorgun, as it is popularly called, is a village in the Erdemli district of Mersin Province, Turkey. Its distance to Erdemli is 55 kilometres (34 mi) and its distance to Mersin is 90 kilometres (56 mi). It is also connected to north (Ayrancı in Karaman Province) over the mountains by a stabilized road through 300-year-old cedar forests. The village is situated in the Taurus Mountains and iIt is one of the highest locations of Mersin Province. In summers it is used as a summer resort so-called yayla. The settled (winter) population of Toros was 162[1] as of 2012.

Toros

(Küçüksorgun)
Village
Toros
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°53′N 34°07′E
Country Turkey
ProvinceMersin Province
DistrictErdemli
Elevation
1,580 m (5,180 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total162
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
33730
Area code(s)0324
Licence plate33

Around Toros, there are ruins dating back to the Roman and Byzantine eras and tombstones from the Ottoman era. The main economic activities of the village are vegetable agriculture and beekeeping. The main crops are tomato, cucumber, beans and cabbage.[2]

References
  1. "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  2. "Toros köyü". Agricultural chamber of Erdemli. Retrieved 21 December 2012. (in Turkish)
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