Geçimli (Malya) |
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Village | |
Location in Turkey | |
Coordinates: 36°48′N 33°20′E / 36.800°N 33.333°ECoordinates: 36°48′N 33°20′E / 36.800°N 33.333°E | |
Country |
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Province | Mersin Province |
District | Mut |
Elevation | 860 m (3,820 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 507 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Postal code | 33600 |
Area code(s) | 0324 |
Licence plate | 33 |
Geçimli (also called Malya) is a village in Mersin Province, Turkey
Geçimli is in Mut district of Mersin Province. Turkey. At 36°48′N 33°20′E / 36.800°N 33.333°E it is situated to the west of Turkish state highway and to the northwest of Mut. The distance to Mut is 25 kilometres (16 mi) and to Mersin is 185 kilometres (115 mi). The population of the village was 507 as of 2011.
There are two archaeologically important places in the vicinity of the village. Alaoda Cave is a Cave Chapel and it is unearthed by Michael Gouche in 1955.Alahan Monastery (which is in the tentative list of World Heritage Sites ) is situated at 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Geçimli.
The main economic activity of the village is agriculture. Olive and apricot are two of the main crops.