Limonlu, Mersin

Coordinates: 36°33′N 34°14′E / 36.550°N 34.233°E / 36.550; 34.233
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Limonlu
Lamas
Erdemli
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2022)
2,939
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
33730
Area code0324

Limonlu (ancient: Antiochia Lamotidos; Byzantine: Lamousia; Arabic: Lāmis; Armenian: Lamos, popularly called Lamas) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 2,939 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3][4]

Geography

Limonlu is a coastal town by the river

Limonlu. Highway distances to selected localities are as follows: 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) to Erdemli 38 kilometres (24 mi) to Silifke (another district center in Mersin Province) and 45 kilometres (28 mi) to Mersin
.

History

In antiquity the Limonlu River was the boundary between Cilicia Pedias and

Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos captured the town from the Armenians in 1158, but lost it shortly thereafter to the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.[5] In the 1160s Vasak, the brother of the Armenian Baron of Papeŕōn (Çandır Castle), was listed in the Chronicle of Smbat as the lord of Lamas Castle.[6] The Armenians maintained possession of this strategic site until the 14th-century invasion of the Karamanids
. The Ottomans captured the town and its fortress in the late 15th century.

The ruins of the castle are located 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) north of the town and consist of a very symmetrical oval wall and at least five towers. At the west end a large fortified wall with a square bastion is placed inside the circuit wall. Most of the fort’s masonry consists of spolia taken from the nearby late antique city and necropolis. Because of its peculiar layout, masonry, and techniques of construction, it is highly likely that this is a Byzantine castle.[6] An extensive photographic survey and plan of Limonlu fortress was made between 1973 and 1979.[7]

Economy

Like most

Mediterranean coastal towns, Limonlu produces fresh vegetables and fruits. The town used to specializs in citrus production and in fact the name of the town means with lemon. But lately, tourism has almost replaced agriculture as the most important economic activity. In 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) Limonlu coastal band, there are many summer houses owned by city dwellers (Turkish: yazlık site). The coastal band is also used for tent camps. Most of the town houses on the other hand, are rented as summer boarding houses.[8]

University

Middle East Technical University in Ankara has a campus just east of Limonlu (called Mersin–Erdemli campus) used by the Institute/Graduate School of Marine Sciences (Turkish: Deniz Bilimleri Enstitüsü) since 1975.[9]

Notable native

References

  1. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. TÜİK
    . Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
  5. OCLC 805652523. ISBN (invalid as printed in first edition) 975-585-787-9. Archived
    from the original on June 4, 2014.
  6. ^
    ISBN 0-88402-163-7
    .
  7. ^ The survey was conducted by the University of California at Berkeley.
  8. ^ Mayor’s page (in Turkish) Archived 2010-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Marine Sciences Institute page (in Turkish)
  10. ^ Composer database


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