Mezitli River

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 20 kilometres (12 mi).

Its drainage basin is 166 square kilometres (64 sq mi) [1] and during the rainy seasons the length may increase by the contributions of irregular-flow tributaries.

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.

[2] But presently the valley is a center of citrus and pomegranate horticulture.