Yanpar
Yanpar (also known as Gökkuşağı) is a village in Akdeniz district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It is situated just south of Çukurova motorway. The distance to Mersin is 18 kilometres (11 mi). The name of the village refers to the Yanpar tribe. Although there are no references to this tribe in historical records, according to the village website,[1] Yanpar is the original name of the Yaparlu tribe of the historical records. Yanpar tribe is a Turkmen tribe that migrated from Central Anatolia to the present area during the short Egyptian rule in the 1830s. The population of the village was 730 as of 2012.[2]
Yanpar
(Gökkuşağı) | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Yanpar Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 36°55′N 34°43′E | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Province | Mersin Province |
| District | Akdeniz |
| Elevation | 135 m (445 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 730 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 33115 |
| Area code(s) | 0324 |
| Licence plate | 33 |
References
- "Yanpar history Turkstat" (in Turkish). Murat yanpar. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- "Statistical Institute page". Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
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