Kızılen

Kızılen
Village
Kızılen Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°42′N 34°05′E / 36.700°N 34.083°E / 36.700; 34.083Coordinates: 36°42′N 34°05′E / 36.700°N 34.083°E / 36.700; 34.083
Country	Turkey
Province	Mersin Province
District	Erdemli
Elevation	1,170 m (3,840 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	279
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	33730
Area code(s)	0324
Licence plate	33

Kızılen is a village in Erdemli district of Mersin Province, Turkey. At 36°42′N 34°05′E / 36.700°N 34.083°E / 36.700; 34.083 it is situated in a valley of a dry river bed. Its distance to Erdemli is 35 kilometres (22 mi) and to Mersin is 70 kilometres (43 mi) . The population of the village was 279 ^[1] as of 2012. There are traces of ancient civizilations around the village. But the village was founded by a Turkmen tribe from Taşkale of Karaman Province. In the early years of the Turkish Republic Kızılen was a neighbourhood of Küstülü, another village to the south east. But in 1961 it gained its legal status a s a village. Main economic activity is agriculture. Tomato, cucumber, bean as well as fruits like apple, peach and cherry are among the crops.^[2]

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