Yeşilovacık Fishing Port

Coordinates: 36°11′06″N 33°39′37″E / 36.18500°N 33.66028°E / 36.18500; 33.66028
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Yeşilovacık Port
Yeşilovacık harbor
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Location
CountryTurkey
LocationYeşilovacık,
Silifke, Mersin
Coordinates36°11′06″N 33°39′37″E / 36.18500°N 33.66028°E / 36.18500; 33.66028
Details
Opened1997
Type of harbourFishing

Yeşilovacık Fishing Port is a small port in the town of Yeşilovacık, Turkey.

The economy of Yeşilovacık is partially based on fishing. It is a part of

Aphrodisias of Cilicia and the south of the town. The length of the breakwater (against south west) is 525 metres (1,722 ft). It is equipped by a harbor launch for small vessels.[2]

In 2015 a cement silo was added to the harbor infrastructure. Presently the harbor is used mainly to import cement to supply the neighbor Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant construction.

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