Güzelyayla is a mountain town on the Taurus Mountains . Highway distance to Mersin is approximately 40 km (25 mi). The altitude of the town is between 900 m (3,000 ft) and 1,100 m (3,600 ft). The winter (settled) population was 2438 as of 2012.[1]
History
The earliest settlers were the members of a Turkmen tribe named Sarıkeçili in the 15th century. Two nearby settlements used by the tribe (Evci and Kızılbağ) later on were merged and they were declared the town of Güzelyayla in 1998.
Economy
The main crops are apple, grape and especially peach. The traditional animal husbandry is another economic activity.[2] Tourism at the moment plays only a minor role in the economy of the town. Being a mountain town (yayla) Güzelyayla attracts city dwellers for spending summer holidays.
güzelyayla, village, horasan, town, mersin, province, turkey, townlocation, turkeycoordinates, coordinates, 483country, turkeyprovincemersin, provincedistricttoroslarelevation900, population, 2012, total2, 438time, zoneutc, summer, eest, postal, code33285area,. For the village see Guzelyayla Horasan Guzelyayla is a town in Mersin Province Turkey GuzelyaylaTownGuzelyaylaLocation in TurkeyCoordinates 37 01 N 34 29 E 37 017 N 34 483 E 37 017 34 483 Coordinates 37 01 N 34 29 E 37 017 N 34 483 E 37 017 34 483Country TurkeyProvinceMersin ProvinceDistrictToroslarElevation900 m 3 000 ft Population 2012 Total2 438Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST Postal code33285Area code0324Licence plate33 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Economy 4 ReferencesGeography EditGuzelyayla is a mountain town on the Taurus Mountains Highway distance to Mersin is approximately 40 km 25 mi The altitude of the town is between 900 m 3 000 ft and 1 100 m 3 600 ft The winter settled population was 2438 as of 2012 1 History EditThe earliest settlers were the members of a Turkmen tribe named Sarikecili in the 15th century Two nearby settlements used by the tribe Evci and Kizilbag later on were merged and they were declared the town of Guzelyayla in 1998 Economy EditThe main crops are apple grape and especially peach The traditional animal husbandry is another economic activity 2 Tourism at the moment plays only a minor role in the economy of the town Being a mountain town yayla Guzelyayla attracts city dwellers for spending summer holidays References Edit TurksatArchived September 27 2013 at the Wayback Machine Mayor s page in lang tr Archived from the original on 2011 05 16 Retrieved 2010 06 18 This geographical article about a location in Mersin Province Turkey is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Guzelyayla amp oldid 1013805492, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
