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Gülnar, Turkey

Gülnar is a town of 12,385 people in Mersin, Turkey.

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Population12,385 GeoNames
RegionMersin
Elevation1,000 m 3,281 ft
Time zoneEurope/Istanbul
Nearest airportGazipaşa-Alanya Airport (GZP) 99 km

About Gülnar

Gülnar is a municipality and district of Mersin Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,416 km2, and its population is 27,889 (2022). It is 150 km (93 mi) south-west of the city of Mersin.

From the Wikipedia article Gülnar (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Churches and places of worship11

Hacı Ahmet Mert Camii

Place of worship · Sunni

9 Hüseyin Kahya Sokak, Mersin

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Nişancılar Camii

Place of worship · Sunni · 0.7 km

22 Çavdar Sokak, Mersin

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Yenisaray Camii

Place of worship · Sunni · 1.8 km

136 Demiroluk Caddesi

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Akdeniz Mahallesi Camii

Place of worship · Sunni · 1.4 km

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Ayvalı Mahallesi Camii

Place of worship · Sunni · 0.6 km

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Hacı Bekir Pınar Camii

Place of worship · Sunni · 1.0 km

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Hacıpınarı Nur Camii

Place of worship · Sunni

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Merkez Camii

Place of worship · Sunni

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Saray Camii

Place of worship · Sunni · 1.0 km

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Alibey Camii

Place of worship

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Ayvalı Mahallesi Yeni Camii

Place of worship · 1.4 km

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Gas and EV charging1

Türkiye Petrolleri

Gas station

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Schools, colleges and libraries5

Atatürk İ.Ö.O.

School

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Atatürk Orta Okulu

School

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Gülnar Çok Programlı Lisesi

School · 1.4 km

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Gülnar İmam-Hatip Lisesi

School · 0.6 km

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Gülnar Meslek Yüksek Okulu

School

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Healthcare9

Arıkan Eczanesi

Clinic and pharmacy

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Ateş Eczanesi

Clinic and pharmacy

Open in Google Maps · +90 324 751 7170

Gülnar Aile Sağlığı Merkezi

Clinic and pharmacy

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Gülnar Eczanesi

Clinic and pharmacy · 2.3 km

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Kır Eczanesi

Clinic and pharmacy

Open in Google Maps · +90 324 751 2727

Nadir Eczanesi

Clinic and pharmacy

Open in Google Maps · +90 324 751 2116

Sağlık Grup Amirliği

Clinic and pharmacy

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Yeni Şifa Eczanesi

Clinic and pharmacy

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History

The area has been occupied since the time of the Hittites, and was later settled by the Assyrians, Persians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans and Armenians. The people of Gülnar today are descendants of the Turkmen tribes that came here from Central Asia in the 13th century. (Among older generation of Turkmens Gülnar is usually named as Anaypazarı)

From the History section of Gülnar on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Map of Gülnar

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Getting there and nearby towns

Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport (GZP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 99 km away.

  • Çukurasma 4 km north, about 4 min by car
  • Işıklı 6 km northwest, about 6 min by car
  • Kayrak 11 km east, about 11 min by car
  • Arıkuyusu 11 km north, about 11 min by car
  • Zeyne 16 km northeast, about 16 min by car
  • Yanışlı 22 km southeast, about 22 min by car
  • Karadiken 21 km north, about 21 min by car
  • Aydıncık 23 km south, about 23 min by car
  • Kuskan Yaylası 24 km northwest, about 24 min by car
  • Silifke 48 km east, about 48 min by car

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