Mut (District), Mersin
Mut is a 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 special apricot variety, Mut şekerparesi, and a statue of a girl carrying a basket of them stands at the entrance to the town. The summer is hot and the people of Mut retreat to high meadows (so called yayla) 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 blue in this dry district. The dam has a hydro-electric power station built in Romania.
History
The area has probably been inhabited since the time of the Hittites (2000 BC), and was later part of ancient Cilicia.
Roman period
Under the Roman Empire, the town was called Claudiopolis. Alahan Monastery, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Claudiopolis, was started in the second half of the fifth century by the Emperor Leo I and later finish by Emperor Zeno.
Middle ages
The Romans were succeeded by the Kingdom of Armenia. In the 13th century the Armenians were replaced by the Karamanid clan who founded the state of the same name. The mosque of Lal Pasha, and the Red Minaret (Kızılminare) are among the buildings from the Karamanids that still stand in Mut today.
Economy
Small cattle breeding is one of the important livelihoods of the region.
Composition
There are 102 neighbourhoods in Mut District:
- Alaçam
- Aşağıköselerli
- Aydınoğlu
- Bağcağız
- Ballı
- Barabanlı
- Bozdoğan
- Burunköy
- Çağlayangedik
- Çaltılı
- Çamlıca
- Çampınar
- Çatakbağ
- Çatalharman
- Ceritler
- Çınarlı
- Çivi
- Çömelek
- Çortak
- Çukurbağ
- Cumhuriyet
- Dağpazarı
- Demirkapı
- Dereköy
- Derinçay
- Deveci
- Diştaş
- Doğancı
- Elbeyli
- Elmapınar
- Esençay
- Evren
- Fakırca
- Geçimli
- Gençali
- Göcekler
- Gökçetaş
- Göksu
- Güllük
- Güme
- Güzelköy
- Güzelyurt
- Hacıahmetli
- Hacıilyaslı
- Hacınuhlu
- Hacısait
- Hamamköy
- Haydarköy
- Hisarköy
- Hocalı
- İbrahimli
- Ilıca
- Irmaklı
- Işıklar
- Kadıköy
- Kale
- Karacaoğlan
- Karadiken
- Karşıyaka
- Kavaklı
- Kavaközü
- Kayabaşı
- Kayaönü
- Kelceköy
- Kemenli
- Kırkkavak
- Kışlaköy
- Kızılalan
- Köselerli
- Kültür
- Kumaçukuru
- Kürkçü
- Kurtsuyu
- Kurtuluş
- Meydan
- Mirahor
- Mucuk
- Narlı
- Narlıdere
- Ortaköy
- Özköy
- Özlü
- Palantepe
- Pamuklu
- Pınarbaşı
- Sakız
- Sarıveliler
- Selamlı
- Suçatı
- Tekeli
- Topkaya
- Topluca
- Tuğrul
- Yalnızcabağ
- Yapıntı
- Yatırtaş
- Yazalanı
- Yeşilköy
- Yeşilyurt
- Yıldızköy
- Yukarıköselerli
- Zeytinçukuru
Climate
Mut has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSh), with very hot, dry summers, and cool, somewhat rainy winters.
| Climate data for Mut (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) |
13.4 (56.1) |
18.0 (64.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
28.6 (83.5) |
33.7 (92.7) |
37.4 (99.3) |
37.2 (99.0) |
33.1 (91.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.4 (86.7) |
26.2 (79.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
13.0 (55.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
4.2 (39.6) |
7.3 (45.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
14.7 (58.5) |
8.5 (47.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67.76 (2.67) |
50.76 (2.00) |
35.03 (1.38) |
21.82 (0.86) |
25.78 (1.01) |
12.18 (0.48) |
0.94 (0.04) |
2.73 (0.11) |
5.46 (0.21) |
20.02 (0.79) |
43.28 (1.70) |
75.66 (2.98) |
361.42 (14.23) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.5 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 7.3 | 44.3 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
Notable natives
- Durmuş Yalçın (politician)
- Mut is one of the places in the area that claims to be the burial place of the folk poet Karacaoğlan.
- Musa Eroğlu (musician, bağlama player) was born in Mut.
- Hüseyin Gezer (sculptor)
- Seyhan Kurt (poet, writer)
- Fikri Sağlar (politician)
One of the last sightings of the Anatolian leopard was near Mut, in the locality called "Dandi" in 2001.
References
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Alahan Monastery: A Masterpiece of Early Christian Architecture, Michael Gough, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New Series, Vol. 26, No. 10 (Jun., 1968), 457.JSTOR
- ^ The Emperor Zeno and Some Cilician Churches, Michael Gough, Anatolian Studies, Vol. 22, Special Number in Honour of the Seventieth Birthday of Professor Seton Lloyd (1972), 201.JSTOR
- ^ Gazete, Banka (17 November 2021). "ORKÖY'den üreten orman köylülerine ve kooperatiflere destek". Gazetebanka.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Mut". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
External links
- District municipality's official website (in Turkish)
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