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The city was known as Zephyrion during the Ancient Greek period and was mentioned by numerous ancient authors.

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Mersin

Turkey

Country
Turkey
Population
1.9M
Coordinates
36.81, 34.64
168th most populous city in the world

Mersin is a large city and port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of the Mersin Province. It is made up of four district governorates, each having its own municipality: Akdeniz, Mezitli, Toroslar and Yenişehir.

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