Değnek
Değnek | |
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Village | |
  Değnek Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°04′N 34°23′E / 37.067°N 34.383°E | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Province | Mersin Province |
| District | Toroslar |
| Elevation | 1,360 m (3,890 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 372 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 33250 |
| Area code | 0324 |
| Licence plate | 33 |
Değnek is a village in Toroslar district, an intracity district of Greater Mersin, Mersin Province, Turkey. It is situated on the Taurus Mountains. The distance to Mersin is 48 kilometres (30 mi). The population of the village was 372 as of 2012.[1] The main crops of the village are fruits like peaches and cherries. Irrigation used to be a problem in the past, but today, an irrigation dam is under construction 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the village. In the near future, the dam will be used to irrigate 45,000 decares of land.[2]
References
- ^ Statistical Institute page Archived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Newspaper article of 14.08 2009 Template:Tr icon
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