- Çamlıyayla
Infobox Settlement
settlement_type = District
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = TUR
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
map_caption =Location of PAGENAME within Turkey.
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
subdivision_type1=Region
subdivision_name1 = Mediterranean
subdivision_type2=Province
subdivision_name2 = Mersin| population_total = 18964|population_footnotes=
population_as_of =| 2000
population_density_km2 =
area_total_km2 = 811|elevation_m = 1100|latd =
latm =
latNS = N
longd =
longm =
longEW = E
postal_code_type=Postal code
postal_code = 33xxx
area_code = (0090)+ 324
leader_name =
blank_info = 33|blank_name=Licence plate
website =Çamlıyayla is a town and district of
Mersin Province in the Mediterranean region ofTurkey .Formerly known as Lampron and
Namrun , Çamlıyayla is a small district high in theTaurus Mountains . In summer the lakes, streams and pine forests of Çamlıyayla attract many visitors, people fromAdana ,Mersin and Tarsus escaping from the extreme heat on the coast to summer homes up in the hills.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
Byzantine emperor by generalOshin of Armenia , but was captured by theSeljuk Turks in 1081. The castle was built later by theCrusaders . Subsequently the castle was brought into theOttoman Empire and was the scene of fighting between the Ottomans and theMamluks .External links
* [http://www.camliyayla.bel.tr/ District municipality's official website] tr icon
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