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Mersin Province (Turkish: Mersin ili), formerly İçel Province (Turkish: İçel ili), is a province and metropolitan municipality in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana. Its area is 16,010 km 2, and its population is 1,916,432 (2022).
Mersin (pronounced) is a large city and port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Türkiye. It is the provincial capital of the Mersin Province (formerly İçel). It is made up of four district governorates, each having its own municipality: Akdeniz, Mezitli, Toroslar and Yenişehir.
People from Tarsus, Mersin (40 P) Categories: People from Turkey by province. People from the Mediterranean Region.
Mersin, city and seaport, south-central Turkey. It lies along the Mediterranean Sea at the extreme western end of the Cilician Plain, 40 miles (65 km) west-southwest of Adana. Mersin stands near the site of an unidentified ancient settlement.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sep 21, 2017 · One of the lesser-known provinces of Turkey, Mersin has an astounding amount of historical sites, which stand as testimony for the many civilizations that inhabited its plains throughout the centuries. From stunning castles to the remnants of once flourishing ancient cities, exploring Mersin is a dream for history buffs.
Mersin, also known as Içel, is one of the most modern provinces of the palm lined avenues, city park and modern hotels and a good base for visiting the nearby historical sites and beaches in the southeastern part of Turkey.
Sep 26, 2017 · Tarsus, a historic city part of the Mersin province, has a story that goes back around 6,000 years. Most notably, Tarsus is where Mark Antony and Cleopatra met for the first time, as well as being the supposed birthplace of Paul the Apostle.
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