Mezitli

Mezitli is a municipality and district governorate in Greater Mersin, Turkey. Mersin is one of 16 metropolitan centers in Turkey with more than one municipality within city borders. Now in Mersin there are four intracity municipalities in addition of Greater Mersin (büyükşehir) municipality.

History

A part of ruins of Soli

Main article: Soli, Cilicia

The ruins of ancient city of Soli, which was renamed by Roman general Pompey as Pompeipolis is within Mezitli. Soli was the dominion of Rhodes, Persian Empire (Achaemenids), Macedonian Empire, Seleucid Empire, Roman Empire and its successor Byzantine Empire. But after the great earthquake in 528, the city lost its former glory. In later years, the ruins of the city was a part of Umayyad Caliphate, Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, Crusades, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Ramadanids, and Ottoman Empire. In the early 20 th century, there was only a small village just north of Soli, named after "Mezitoğlu" a Oghuz tribe. The town municipality was established in 1968. But after the fast growth in population, the district of Mezitli is established within Greater Mersin and the municipality became one of Mersin intracity municipalities in 2008.

Location

Mezitli at about 36°45′N 34°32′E / 36.75°N 34.533°E / 36.75; 34.533 composes the western part of Mersin proper. Yenişehir, another municipality of Mersin, is in the east of Mezitli, Mediterranean sea is in the south and Toros Mountains in the north. ^[1]In the west of Mezitli there are summer houses and coastal villages most of which are specialized in citrus industry.

Population

According to 2010 figures the population of Yenişehir is 126.112 . (61.434 male and 64.678 female citizens.) ^[2] Approximately, % 14 of Mersin citizens live in Mezitli.

Living

Mezitli is known as a district of middle class residences. Most of Mezitli citizens are either retired or active working people. (Most of business offices are in the other municipalities of Mersin.)

See also

• Mersin province
• Mersin
• Akdeniz
• Yenişehir
• Toroslar

References and Notes

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Coordinates: 36°45′N 34°29′E / 36.75°N 34.483°E / 36.75; 34.483