Yenikaş
Yenikaş is a village in Aydıncık district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It is a coastal village on state highway 
D.400. Distance to Aydıncık is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) and to Mersin is 174 kilometres (108 mi). According to Sir Francis Beaufort, the village was situated in an ancient settlement named Melanie by Strabo, but modern scholarship points to the site being that of Myus.[1] The village was founded by once nomadic Karakeçili tribe of Turkmens. The population of the village was 1,017 as of 2019.[2]
Yenikaş
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  Yenikaş Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 36°08′N 33°17′E | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Province | Mersin Province |
| District | Aydıncık |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 1,017 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 33840 |
| Area code(s) | 0324 |
| Licence plate | 33 |
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