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The most important economic activities are agriculture and tourism. Tomatoes, cucumbers, apricots, beans, and citrus are the most cultivated crops. With widespread historical ruins and wide beaches, the touristic potential of the town is notable, but Kızkalesi's tourism economy is not yet up to
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are located north of the town and in fact some quarters of the town are situated on the lower mountain slopes. The surrounding area is mostly covered by
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the ancient castle built on a small island just facing the town
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This article is about the town in Erdemli. For castle, see
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Ancient Corycus was a large city. It became part of the
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In Turkish history, it is known as Prince 793: 779: 771: 712: 538: 516: 502: 494: 25: 23:Neighbourhood in Erdemli, Mersin, Turkey 402: 188: 171: 163: 155: 121: 86: 52: 43: 1171:Tourist attractions in Mersin Province 311:The "Maiden's castle" facing the town. 200: 143: 131: 7: 1176:Neighbourhoods in Erdemli District 1161:Populated coastal places in Turkey 14: 291:Kızkalesi is west of Erdemli and 66: 482:(in Turkish). 12 September 2010. 65: 58: 45: 1181:2013 Mediterranean Games venues 626:CNR Yenişehir Exhibition Center 725:Lütfullah Aksungur Sports Hall 459:(in Turkish). 6 December 2012. 386:The beach of Kızkalesi hosted 1: 591:Nevin Yanıt Athletics Complex 561:Mersin District 7 Sports Hall 571:Mersin Olympic Swimming Pool 343:Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia 1197: 556:Macit Özcan Sports Complex 314: 15: 1166:Seaside resorts in Turkey 809: 758: 378:international standards. 261: 217: 87: 53: 44: 35: 730:Yüreğir Serinevler Arena 612:Adnan Menderes Boulevard 601:Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium 526:2013 Mediterranean Games 392:2013 Mediterranean Games 606:Toroslar Bocce Facility 659:Erdemli Shooting Range 581:Mersin Volleyball Hall 566:Mersin Gymnastics Hall 382:At Mediterranean Games 312: 242:). 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Kızkalesi (castle)
Neighbourhood

Kızkalesi is located in Turkey
36°28′N 34°09′E / 36.467°N 34.150°E / 36.467; 34.150
Turkey
Province
Mersin
District
Erdemli
Time zone
UTC+3
TRT
Postal code
Area code
Erdemli
Mersin Province
Turkey
2013 reorganisation
belde
Antiquity
Corycus
Greek
the ancient castle built on a small island just facing the town
Mediterranean
Taurus mountains
maquis shrubland
Mersin
D 400 highway

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