Zorkun is a yayla

Yayla (resort)

Yayla is a name given to the summer mountain resorts in Turkey.- Etymology :Nomadic herdsmen of Turkic origin used to call their herding locations by different names depending on the season. Yazlak, yaylak, güzlek and kışlak referred to herding locations of different seasons of the year...

 (summer resort) in Osmaniye Province

Osmaniye Province

Osmaniye Province is a Turkish province located in southern Turkey. It became a province in 1996. The province was part of Adana Province. It covers an area of 3,767 km² and has a population of 479,221 . The province is situated in Çukurova, a geographical, economical and cultural region.The...

, Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

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Zorkun is at 36°58′N 36°21′E on the Nur Mountains

Nur Mountains

The Nur Mountains , also known as Gâvur Mountains , the ancient Amanus , is a mountain range in the Hatay Province of south-central Turkey, which runs roughly parallel to the Gulf of İskenderun....

, a chain mountain running in north -south direction, parallel to East Mediterranean

Mediterranean Sea

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 coast. It is at an average altitute of about 1550 metres (5,085.3 ft) and surrounded by forests of pine and juniper. Zorkun is on the south east of Osmaniye

Osmaniye

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, the distance being 26 kilometres (16.2 mi) . On the way to Zorkun there are a number of minor settlements like Olukbaşı which are also used as yayla. .

At the present the Zorkun is a summer resort. But the area around Zorkun is suitable for winter sports and in the future Zorkun may also be a center of winter tourism.