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About Zeyne
Zeyne is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Gülnar, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,388 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).
From the Wikipedia article Zeyne, Gülnar (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
History of Zeyne is intermingled with that of Gülnar. During the Middle Ages it was a part of the Karamanid beylik (principality). After the Karamanids were defeated by the Ottoman Empire it was incorporated into the Ottoman realm in the 15th century. In 1972 the location was renamed as Sütlüce and declared to be a township. The new name was not widely accepted and the government decided to return to the former name in 2007
Sheik Ali Semerkandi (Ali of Samarkand) is an important figure of Zeyne history. He was a Muslim religious leader in Samarkand (modern Uzbekistan) According to legend, he travelled to Anatolia and settled in Zeyne in 1434. He stayed in Zeyne and Karaman for the rest of his life and died in Zeyne in 1457. A mosque had been built next to his tomb in Zeyne. There is a spring just east of the town where very old monumental trees (Turkish: Anıt ağaçlar) have been grown. According to mythology that spring was created by Ali Semarkandi.
From the History section of Zeyne, Gülnar on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Zeyne
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Getting there and nearby towns
Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport (GZP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 111 km away.
- Arıkuyusu 8 km west, about 8 min by car
- Karadiken 9 km northwest, about 9 min by car
- Kayrak 11 km south, about 11 min by car
- Tosmurlu 34 km east, about 34 min by car
- Silifke 37 km east, about 37 min by car
- Ermenek 61 km west, about 1 h by car
- Bozyazı 63 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Erdemli 72 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Anamur 74 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Karaman 87 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
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- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Zeyne, Nedim Ardoğa ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
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