Mezitli River

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Mezitli River (Liparis of the antiquity) is a rivulet in Mersin Province, Turkey

The river flows in the mid-southern portion of the Toros Mountains from north to south. It is a short river and the birds flight distance between the headwaters and the mouth is about {{convert|20|km}}. Its drainage basin is {{convert|166|km2}} {{Cite web |url=http://www.akuademi.net/USG/USG2007/SKCK/skck17.pdf |title=Mersin University Theisis by Mutlu Yalvaç and Ece Ümmi Deveci {{in lang{{!}}tr}} |access-date=2014-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035640/http://www.akuademi.net/USG/USG2007/SKCK/skck17.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }} and during the rainy seasons the length may increase by the contributions of irregular-flow tributaries. Although the river is small it had formed a valley of its own. The villages of Uzunkaş, Turunçlu, Karahacılı and Bozön are in the valley. It flows to Mediterranean Sea in Mersin (Mezitli Municipality) at {{coord|36|45|N|34|33|E}}. In his book titled Voyage Dans La Cilicie et Dans Les Montagnes Du Taurus in 1853, the French Orientalist Charles-Victor Langlois wrote that there were brier roses, laurels and grape plants in the valley.[http://www.mezitli.gov.tr/5.asp?see=23 Mezitli governor's page {{in lang|tr}}] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222000211/http://www.mezitli.gov.tr/5.asp?see=23 |date=2014-02-22 }} But presently the valley is a center of citrus and pomegranate horticulture.