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Korucuk, Gülnar

Field	Value
type	neighbourhood
province	Mersin
district	Gülnar
name	Korucuk
population_total	172
population_as_of	2022
coordinates
elevation_m	545
postal_code	33702
area_code	0324

Korucuk is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Gülnar, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 172 (2022). The village is situated in Toros Mountains. Its distance to Gülnar is 18 km and to Mersin is 149 km.

Although there are several theories about the origin of the village name, the most plausible is that it refers to forests around the village (Koru means a "small forest") There are ancient rock tombs around the village and the ruins of an ancient church in the village. The ancestors of the present residents however were migrants from Central Asia. Major economic activity is agriculture. There is no shortage in irrigation water and the village produces fresh vegetables.

References

[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle] {{Webarchive. link. (2023-03-06 , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.)
"Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports". [[TÜİK]].
[http://www.saadetbilir.com/gulnar%e2%80%99in-belde-ve-koylerine-ad-verilis-oykuleri Personal page of Saadet Bilir {{in lang. tr]
[http://www.gulnarlilar.org/gulnar-kasaba-ve-koyler/koylerimi/category/29-korucuk-ky.html Gülnarlılar page {{in lang. tr]{{dead link. (December 2017)

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