Mut, Turkey
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 Mut, Turkey |
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| Location in Turkey | |
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| Region | Mediterranean Region, Turkey |
| Province | Mersin Province |
| Coordinates | NA |
| Postal code | 33xxx |
| Area code | (0090)+ 324 |
| Licence plate code | 33 |
Mut is a district of Mersin Province of Turkey.
Mut is a quiet rural district at the foot of the Sertavul Pass on the road over the Taurus Mountains from Ankara and Konya to the Mediterranean coast at Anamur or Silifke. Mut is known for its apricots and the entrance to the town is decorated with a statue of a girl carrying a basket of them. The weather in summer is hot and the people of Mut retreat to high meadows even further up the mountainside. The forests up here are home to wild boar and the Gezende reservoir on the Ermenek River is a welcome patch of bule in this dry district. The dam has a hydro-electric power station built in Romania.
[edit] History
The area has probably been inhabited since the time of the Hittites (2000 BC), and was later part of ancient Cilicia, eventually part of the Roman Empire. The Romans were succeeded by the Kingdom of Armenia. In the 13th century the Armenians were displaced by the Karamanoğlu tribe of Seljuk Turks. The mosque of La'al Paşa, and the red minaret (Kızılminare) are among the buildings from the Karamanoğlu that still stand in Mut today.
[edit] Well-known residents
- Mut is one of the places in the area that claims to be the burial place of the folk poet Karacaoğlan.
- The folk musician (saz and bağlama player) Musa Eroğlu was born in Mut.
 Mut, Turkey in Mersin Province (in the Mediterranean region) of Turkey |
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| Urban districts | Mersin |    |
| Rural districts | Anamur - Aydıncık - Bozyazı - Çamlıyayla - Erdemli - Gülnar - Mut - Silifke - Tarsus | |
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| Black Sea | ||
| Central Anatolia | ||
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| Marmara | ||
| Mediterranean Sea | ||
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