Type: | neighbourhood |
Province: | Mersin |
District: | Gülnar |
Ilısu | |
Population Total: | 272 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Coordinates: | 36.5667°N 38°W |
Elevation M: | 675 |
Postal Code: | 33702 |
Area Code: | 0324 |
Other Name: | Avurga |
Ilısu (Avurga) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Gülnar, Mersin Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 272 (2022).[2] The village is from Gülnar and from Mersin. The small Ilısu waterfall is south east of the village.
Avurga was founded in 1850 as a hamlet of the nearby village Ilısu. But after a landslide in the main village in 1981, Ilısu residents also moved to Avurga and the village was renamed Ilısu.[3]