Geography

Esenpınar is in the rural area of Erdemli

Erdemli

Erdemli is a town and district of Mersin Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey, west of the city of Mersin.-Geography:The district extends from the Mediterranean coastal plain, the largest agricultural area in Mersin Province, to high in the Taurus Mountains where there is forest, and...

 district of Mersin Province. It is on the southern slopes of Toros Mountains at an altitude of 780 m (2,559.1 ft). The distance to Erdemli is 27 km (16.8 mi) and to Mersin

Mersin

-Mersin today:Today, Mersin is a large city spreading out along the coast, with Turkey's second tallest skyscraper , huge hotels, an opera house, expensive real estate near the sea or up in the hills, and many other modern urban...

 is 65 km (40.4 mi). The coordinates of the midtown are 36°35′30"N 34°06′46"E. The population is 1971 as of 2010

History

The former name of the settlement was Gövere. Gövere was founded by a Turkmen tribe named Sarıkeçili. Although exact date of foundation is uncertain, it is claimed that the settlement might have been founded during the era of Seljuks

Sultanate of Rûm

The Sultanate of Rum , also known as the Anatolian Seljuk State , was a Turkic state centered in in Anatolia, with capitals first at İznik and then at Konya. Since the court of the sultanate was highly mobile, cities like Kayseri and Sivas also functioned at times as capitals...

, (i.e., 12-13th century). The mosque of Gövere was built in 1741 and there is a grave stone which dates back to 1461. The settlement was decleared a township in 1992.

Economy

The main economic activity is irrigated farming, the source of irrigation being Limonlu River and Gövere puddle at the north of the town. Cauliflower, bean, tomato, apple and peach are among the more important crops.