Bozyazı district
Mersin · Türkiye
Mediterranean coast town in Mersin Province, Türkiye, where the shoreline is clean enough to support a colony of the critically endangered Mediterranean monk seal. The ruins of the ancient city of Nagidos sit on Paşabeleni Hill in the town centre, with excavations confirming Hellenistic-era trade links to Alexandria, Samos, Cyprus, Rhodes, and Ephesus. The Taurus Mountains rise close behind the town, and the local economy runs on banana and strawberry farming alongside fishing.
- Population28,456
- Nearest water from center 0.1 km0.0 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.2 km1.4 mi
Climate · monthly averages
J
10°50°
115mm4.6in
F
11°51°
85mm3.3in
M
13°55°
55mm2.3in
A
17°62°
35mm1.4in
M
21°70°
25mm1.0in
J
26°78°
10mm0.5in
J
29°84°
5mm0.2in
A
29°84°
5mm0.3in
S
26°79°
10mm0.4in
O
22°71°
25mm1.0in
N
16°61°
70mm2.7in
D
12°54°
125mm4.9in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗