Uzuncaburç
| Uzuncaburç | ||||
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Mersin | |||
| District ( ilçe ) : | Silifke | |||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 35 ' N , 33 ° 56' E | |||
| Height : | 1206 m | |||
| Residents : | 1,164 (2014) | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 324 | |||
| Postal code : | 33940 | |||
| License plate : | 33 | |||
| Structure and administration (as of 2015) | ||||
| Mayor : | Muzaffer Memili ( MHP ) | |||
Uzuncaburç ( Turkish for high tower ) is a municipality in the district of Silifke in the Turkish province of Mersin . It is located about 25 kilometers north of Silifke and 60 kilometers west of the provincial capital Mersin . Since a regional reform in 2014, the place is no longer a municipality, but a district of the district town of Silifke.
Uzuncaburç is located in the mountainous hinterland of Silifke, the ancient Seleukeia on the Kalykadnos. In the village and the nearby hamlet of Ura are the ruins of the ancient cities of Olba and Diokaisareia . The name of the place refers to a Hellenistic residential and watchtower.
Web links
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Individual evidence
- ^ Turkish Institute for Statistics ( Memento from December 19, 2015 on WebCite ), accessed December 19, 2015