Çiftepınar
Çiftepınar (literally "double fountain") is a village in Erdemli district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It lies along the west bank of Karakız creek. It was spun off from Pınarbaşı, a nearby village, in 1954, and it makes up a larger conglomeration, along with both Pınarbaşı and Elvanlı, another village to the south. Its distance to Erdemli is 17 kilometres (11 mi) and to Mersin is 30 kilometres (19 mi). The population of Pınarbaşı is 957 as of 2012. .[1] The town was founded by a Turkmen tribe named Keşli Türkmen. The village economy depends agriculture and especially citrus farming.[2]
Çiftepınar | |
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Village | |
  Çiftepınar Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 36°43′N 34°21′E | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Province | Mersin Province |
| District | Erdemli |
| Elevation | 210 m (670 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 957 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 33730 |
| Area code(s) | 0324 |
| Licence plate | 33 |
References
- "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- Agricultural chamber of Erdemli (in Turkish)
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