Why visit Erzin
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Highlights include Epiphania, Cilicia.
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About Erzin
Erzin, also known as Yeşilkent, is a municipality and district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is 258 km2, and its population is 41,558 (2022). It is on the Mediterranean coast. The mayor is Ökkeş Elmasoğlu (CHP).
From the Wikipedia article Erzin, Turkey (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Epiphania, Cilicia
Monument and historic site
Ancient city of Cilicia, in modern-day Turkey
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History
The area was settled by Anatolian beyliks, and was brought into the Ottoman Empire by Mavuk Paşa after the defeat of the Beyliks at the Battle of Otlukbeli in 1473.
Mavuk Paşa was an Ottoman military and administrative leader of Turkmen origin who played a key role in the settlement (iskan) policies of the Chukurova and Hatay regions, shaping the local history of Erzin.
Following the Battle of Otlukbeli in 1473, Mavuk Paşa was tasked with securing the strategic corridor between the Amanos Mountains and the Gulf of Iskenderun. He settled his nomadic Turkmen clan (the Mavuklu) around Erzin, pioneering the area's transition to agriculture and permanent urbanization. In exchange for safeguarding local trade and pilgrimage routes, he was granted administrative authority over the region.
From the History section of Erzin, Turkey on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Map of Erzin
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Getting there and nearby towns
Hatay Airport (HTY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 66 km away.
- Karakise 12 km south, about 12 min by car
- Dörtyol 13 km south, about 13 min by car
- Toprakkale 14 km north, about 14 min by car
- Osmaniye 14 km north, about 14 min by car
- Özerli 15 km south, about 15 min by car
- Mustafabeyli 18 km northwest, about 18 min by car
- İskenderun 41 km south, about 41 min by car
- Adana 78 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Antakya 83 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Kilis 86 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Epiphaneia, Cilicia, Turkey (36836049395), Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Portakal Bahçesi (Ahmet Elma) - panoramio, fazildinc, CC BY 3.0
- Portakal Bahçesi (Berat Elma) - panoramio, fazildinc, CC BY 3.0
- Portakal Bahçesi (Ahmet Elma) - panoramio (1), fazildinc, CC BY 3.0
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