Ayvagediği

Ayvagediği
Ayvagediği
Town
	Ayvagediği Location in Turkey
	Coordinates: 37°01′N 34°34′E / 37.017°N 34.567°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Mersin Province
District	Toroslar
Elevation	1,200 m (3,870 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	2,196
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	33250
Area code	0324
Licence plate	33

Ayvagediği is a town in Mersin Province, Turkey. (ğ pronounced as gh)

Geography

Ayvagediği is in Toroslar district, the capital of which is actually in Greater Mersin. Ayvagediği is a mountain town at an average altitude of 1,180 metres (3,870 ft) in a valley on Toros Mountains. It is an example of a series of towns called yayla (just like the neighbouring town Gözne), which are used as summer residences for city dwellers in the Mediterranean and Aegean regions of Turkey. The town is at 37°01′N 34°34′E / 37.017°N 34.567°E / 37.017; 34.567. The town is 34 kilometres (21 mi) from Mersin. The settled (winter) population is 2196 ^[1] as of 2011.

Economy

The main agricultural crops are fruits such as grapes, apples, apricots and pears. Another economic activity is domestic tourism or more precisely yayla tourism (active commerce and house rentals during summer months).^[2]

References

^ Turksat Archived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ Mayor’s page (in Turkish) Archived February 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[1] Turksat Archived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

[2] Mayor’s page (in Turkish) Archived February 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

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