Karayayla, Tarsus

Karayayla
Karayayla
Village
	Karayayla Location in Turkey
	Coordinates: 37°01′N 34°59′E / 37.017°N 34.983°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Mersin Province
District	Tarsus
Elevation	150 m (495 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	192
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	33400
Area code	0324
Licence plate	33

Karayayla is a village in Tarsus district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It is situated at 37°01′N 34°59′E / 37.017°N 34.983°E / 37.017; 34.983 in Çukurova (Cilicia of the antiquity) to the northeast of Tarsus and the junction of the motor ways O-21 and O-52. The village is slightly elevated with respect to the plains. Its distance to Tarsus is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) and to Mersin is 40 kilometres (25 mi).^[1] The population of Karayayla was 192 ^[2] as of 2012. Main economic activity is agriculture and grapes is the major crop of the village.

References

^ Tarsus governor's page
^ Statistical Institute Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Tarsus governor's page

[2] Statistical Institute Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine

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