Ovacık (Silifke)
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Mersin | |||
| District ( ilçe ) : | Silifke | |||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 31 ' N , 34 ° 0' E | |||
| Height : | 801 m | |||
| Residents : | 969 (2014) | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 324 | |||
| Postal code : | 33940 | |||
| License plate : | 33 | |||
| Structure and administration (as of 2015) | ||||
| Muhtar : | Erol Kaya | |||
Ovacık is a village in the district of Silifke of the Turkish province of Mersin . The place is about 15 kilometers north of Silifke and 65 kilometers southwest of the provincial capital Mersin . Since a regional reform in 2014, the place is no longer a village, but a district of the district town of Silifke.
Ovacık is located in the mountainous hinterland of Silifke, at the meeting point of two roads leading from Narlıkuyu and Atakent to Uzuncaburç , about twelve kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea. In the center of the village, next to the mosque and school, there is an ancient tower, called Hançerli , above the door of which four Olbic symbols can be seen. In the district of Gökburç , one kilometer east of the village center, you can see the remains of a late Hellenistic - imperial settlement and an estate ( villa rustica ). In the hamlet of Sarıveliler about 2.5 kilometers northwest there are two rock reliefs and a columnar altar.
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Individual evidence
- ^ Turkish Institute for Statistics ( Memento from December 19, 2015 on WebCite ). accessed December 19, 2015