Mersinalanı (formerly: Ürkmez) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Seferihisar, İzmir Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 3,141 (2022).[2] Ürkmez was an independent municipality until it was merged into the municipality of Seferihisar in 2008.[3]
Mersinalanı | |
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 Kısık Peninsula near Ürkmez on and around which ruins of the ancient city of Lebedos are found | |
  Mersinalanı Location in Turkey  Mersinalanı Mersinalanı (İzmir) | |
| Coordinates: 38°04′43″N 26°57′29″E / 38.0786°N 26.9581°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | İzmir |
| District | Seferihisar |
| Population (2022) | 3,141 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 35485 |
| Area code | 0232 |
It is a coastal holiday resort, situated at a distance of approximately 50 km from the province center of İzmir. The number of inhabitants rises to about 25,000 during the summer.
Mersinalanı is where the ancient city of Lebedos was located and there are still some traces of the historic settlement. There are also thermal springs in Mersinalanı.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Kanun No. 5747, Resmî Gazete, 22 March 2008.