Çamalan

Çamalan is a village in Tarsus district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It is in the Taurus Mountains and to the west of Turkish state highway D.400. There is a German cemetery from World War I in the village, which is 40 kilometres (25 mi) to Tarsus and 67 kilometres (42 mi) to Mersin. The population of village was 219 as of 2012.[1] The village was founded in the 16th century by Turkmens of the Alevi sect. They escaped from the harsh treatment of the Ottoman sultan Selim I to the forests of the mountainous area for concealment. Their main economic activity was forestry, and they were called tahtacı ("woodman"). Nowadays, however, the majority of the village population is retired people from the cities in the Çukurova plains (Cilicia of the antiquity).

This article is about the village in the Tarsus district. For the village in the Nallıhan district, see Çamalan, Nallıhan.
Çamalan
Village
Çamalan
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°12′00″N 34°48′19″E
Country Turkey
ProvinceMersin Province
DistrictTarsus
Elevation
750 m (2,460 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total219
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
33400
Area code(s)0324
Licence plate33

References
  1. Turkstat
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