Mersin (Armenie: Մերսին, Auncient Greek: Ζεφύριον, Zephyrion) is a lairge ceety an a busy port on the Mediterranean coast o soouthren Turkey. The metropolitan aurie in the entire Mersin Province haed a population o 1,071,703 as o 2014.[1] makin it Turkey's tent maist muckle ceety. It is an aw pairt o an interurban agglomeration - Adana-Mersin Metropolitan Aurie an lies on the wast pairt o Çukurova, a geographical, economical an cultural region.

Mersin
Metropolitan Municipality
Clockwise frae tap: 1.Catholic Kirk o Mersin, 2.Mertim Touer, 3.Peace Memorial, 4.Mersin Congress an Exhibition Center, 5.Servet Tazegül Sportshall which is uised in 2013 Mediterranean Gemmes.
Clockwise frae tap: 1.Catholic Kirk o Mersin, 2.Mertim Touer, 3.Peace Memorial, 4.Mersin Congress an Exhibition Center, 5.Servet Tazegül Sportshall which is uised in 2013 Mediterranean Gemmes.
Mersin is located in Turkey
Mersin
Mersin
Location o Mersin within Turkey
Coordinates: 36°48′N 34°38′E / 36.800°N 34.633°E / 36.800; 34.633Coordinates: 36°48′N 34°38′E / 36.800°N 34.633°E / 36.800; 34.633
Kintra Turkey
RegionMediterranean
ProvinceMersin
Govrenment
 • MayorMacit Özcan (CHP)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total955,106
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
33XXX
Area code(s)(+90) 324
Licence plate33
WebsiteMersin

Mersin is important for Turkey's economy, an Turkey's biggest port is locatit here.

Etymology eedit

Accordin tae Evliya Çelebi, the ceety is named efter the Mersinoğullari tribe; anither theory is that it is derived frae the myrtle (Greek: μύρτος, μυρσίνη) which grows abundantly in the region.[2]

Climate eedit

Mersin haes a typical Mediterranean climate wi hot an dry simmers an ceul an wet winters. Mersin haes its heichest rainfaw in winter; mainly December an Januar which gives Mersin its healthy, nurtured coastline. The driest months are simmer wi hardly ony rainfaw at aw.

Climate data for Mersin
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record heich °C (°F) 21.8
(71.2)
24.0
(75.2)
29.8
(85.6)
33.9
(93.0)
35.8
(96.4)
35.0
(95.0)
36.6
(97.9)
37.2
(99.0)
38.5
(101.3)
36.4
(97.5)
30.2
(86.4)
27.0
(80.6)
38.5
(101.3)
Average heich °C (°F) 14.8
(58.6)
15.5
(59.9)
18.2
(64.8)
21.5
(70.7)
24.8
(76.6)
28.1
(82.6)
30.7
(87.3)
31.5
(88.7)
30.0
(86.0)
26.9
(80.4)
21.4
(70.5)
16.5
(61.7)
23.3
(74.0)
Average law °C (°F) 6.9
(44.4)
7.4
(45.3)
9.8
(49.6)
13.6
(56.5)
17.5
(63.5)
21.5
(70.7)
24.6
(76.3)
24.9
(76.8)
21.8
(71.2)
17.3
(63.1)
12.0
(53.6)
8.4
(47.1)
15.5
(59.8)
Record law °C (°F) −2.5
(27.5)
−3.0
(26.6)
−1.5
(29.3)
3.8
(38.8)
9.8
(49.6)
5.3
(41.5)
18.1
(64.6)
18.0
(64.4)
13.9
(57.0)
8.0
(46.4)
1.8
(35.2)
−0.4
(31.3)
−3.0
(26.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 106.2
(4.18)
79.8
(3.14)
51.9
(2.04)
39.4
(1.55)
24.8
(0.98)
10.3
(0.41)
13.2
(0.52)
8.6
(0.34)
10.7
(0.42)
42.3
(1.67)
84.5
(3.33)
137.0
(5.39)
608.7
(23.97)
Average rainy days 9.5 9.2 7.7 7.5 5.4 2.3 1.0 0.8 1.8 5.3 7.4 10.3 68.2
Mean monthly sunshine oors 158.1 159.6 210.8 228 272.8 303 316.2 310 282 241.8 177 151.9 2,811.2
Source: Devlet Meteoroloji İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü[3]

Internaitional relations eedit

Twin touns — Sister ceeties eedit

Mersin is twinned wi:

See an aw eedit

References eedit

Notes eedit

  1. a b "Turkey: Major cities and provinces". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 8 Februar 2015.
  2. İçel: Mersin- Tarsus- Çamlıyayla- Erdemli- Silifke- Aydıncık- Bozyazı- Anamur- Gülnar- Mut (Kültür, Turizm ve Tanıtım yayınları, 1992), p. 7.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 1 Apryle 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Freemit airtns eedit

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