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Mersin

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Mersin , formerly Içel , city (1990 pop. 420,750), capital of Içel prov., S Turkey, on the Mediterranean Sea. A rail terminus and modern seaport, it exports cotton, petroleum products, chrome, copper, and agricultural produce. Excavations at Mersin in the 1930s showed that the site was occupied in early Neolithic times (c.3600 BC).

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Mersin

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Mersin, Turkey Derived from the Greek myrsini ‘myrtle’, a tree which grows in the area.

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mersin

A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition | 2005 | | Copyright

mersin Turkish; orange‐flavoured liqueur.

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