Çamliyayla
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Çamlıyayla is a town and district of Mersin Province
in the Mediterranean
region of Turkey
. The district has a population of 10.558 out of which 3335 lives in the town of Çamlıyayla.http://report.tuik.gov.tr/reports/rwservlet?adnksdb2=&report=turkiye_ilce_koy_sehir.RDF&p_il1=33&p_ilce1=1892&p_kod=2&p_yil=2008&desformat=html&ENVID=adnksdb2Env
Çamlıyayla is a small district high in the Taurus Mountains
. In summer the lakes, streams and pine forests of Çamlıyayla attract many visitors, people from Adana
, Mersin
and Tarsus
escaping from the extreme heat on the coast to summer homes up in the hills. (see yayla
)
Çamlıyayla is a quiet rural area without the wild nightlife to entertain young people and is therefore popular with families and the retired, typically children stay in the hills with their grandparents while their parents are at work in the city; in the school holiday period the population of the district rises to over 100,000. The cuisine includes a slushed ice called karsambaç, which antecessor of icecream, very refreshing in summer.
There is a mountain goat breeding centre in Çamlıyayla and people come here for hunting wild boar, rabbits and sandgrouse. At higher altitudes the district is bare mountainside, above the tree line.
emperor by general Oshin of Lampron
, but was captured by the Seljuk Turks in 1081. The castle was built later by the Crusaders
. Subsequently the castle was brought into the Ottoman Empire
and was the scene of fighting between the Ottomans and the Mamluks.
Mersin Province
The Mersin Province is a province in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana. The provincial capital is the city of Mersin and the other major town is Tarsus, birthplace of St Paul...
in the Mediterranean
Mediterranean Region, Turkey
The Mediterranean Region is one of Turkey's seven census-defined geographical regions . It is bordered by the Aegean Region to the west, the Central Anatolia Region to the north, the Eastern Anatolia Region to the northeast, the Southeastern Anatolia Region to the east, Syria to the southeast, and...
region of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. The district has a population of 10.558 out of which 3335 lives in the town of Çamlıyayla.http://report.tuik.gov.tr/reports/rwservlet?adnksdb2=&report=turkiye_ilce_koy_sehir.RDF&p_il1=33&p_ilce1=1892&p_kod=2&p_yil=2008&desformat=html&ENVID=adnksdb2Env
Çamlıyayla is a small district high in the Taurus Mountains
Taurus Mountains
Taurus Mountains are a mountain complex in southern Turkey, dividing the Mediterranean coastal region of southern Turkey from the central Anatolian Plateau. The system extends along a curve from Lake Eğirdir in the west to the upper reaches of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers in the east...
. In summer the lakes, streams and pine forests of Çamlıyayla attract many visitors, people from Adana
Adana
Adana is a city in southern Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 30 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean, in south-central Anatolia...
, Mersin
Mersin
-Mersin today:Today, Mersin is a large city spreading out along the coast, with Turkey's second tallest skyscraper , huge hotels, an opera house, expensive real estate near the sea or up in the hills, and many other modern urban...
and Tarsus
Tarsus (city)
Tarsus is a historic city in south-central Turkey, 20 km inland from the Mediterranean Sea. It is part of the Adana-Mersin Metropolitan Area, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Turkey with a population of 2.75 million...
escaping from the extreme heat on the coast to summer homes up in the hills. (see yayla
Yayla (resort)
Yayla is a name given to the summer mountain resorts in Turkey.- Etymology :Nomadic herdsmen of Turkic origin used to call their herding locations by different names depending on the season. Yazlak, yaylak, güzlek and kışlak referred to herding locations of different seasons of the year...
)
Çamlıyayla is a quiet rural area without the wild nightlife to entertain young people and is therefore popular with families and the retired, typically children stay in the hills with their grandparents while their parents are at work in the city; in the school holiday period the population of the district rises to over 100,000. The cuisine includes a slushed ice called karsambaç, which antecessor of icecream, very refreshing in summer.
There is a mountain goat breeding centre in Çamlıyayla and people come here for hunting wild boar, rabbits and sandgrouse. At higher altitudes the district is bare mountainside, above the tree line.
History
The early history of the area is unknown but these hills must have been occupied from the earliest times. By the late 11th century Lampron was controlled in the name of the ByzantineByzantine
Byzantine usually refers to the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages.Byzantine may also refer to:* A citizen of the Byzantine Empire, or native Greek during the Middle Ages...
emperor by general Oshin of Lampron
Oshin of Lampron
Oshin of Lampron was an Armenian nakharar, formerly lord of a fortress near modern day Ganja, who migrated in the early 1070s to Cilicia and founded the House of Lampron that ruled the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia in the 12th century....
, but was captured by the Seljuk Turks in 1081. The castle was built later by the Crusaders
Crusaders
The Crusaders are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Christchurch that competes in the Super Rugby competition. They are the most successful team in Super Rugby history with seven titles...
. Subsequently the castle was brought into the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
and was the scene of fighting between the Ottomans and the Mamluks.