Çamlıbel, Silifke
Çamlıbel (formerly Karaböcülü) is a village in Silifke district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It is situated to in the Taurus Mountains. The distance to Silifke is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) and to Mersin is 97 kilometres (60 mi). The population of Çamlıbel was 134 as of 2011.[1] The village was founded on the ruins of an ancient farm complex of the Roman and early Byzantine era. (3rd-5th centuries) . There are ruins of houses, cisterns, churches and the like.[2] Major economic activities are farming and animal breeding.
Çamlıbel
(Karaböcülü) | |
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Village | |
  Çamlıbel Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 36°27′N 33°55′E | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Province | Mersin Province |
| District | Silifke district |
| Elevation | 610 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 134 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 33940 |
| Area code(s) | 0324 |
| Licence plate | 33 |
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