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Mersin[mersin´] Pronunciation Key, formerly ICel[Echel´] Pronunciation Key, city (1990 pop. 420,750), capital of ICel prov., S Turkey, on the Mediterranean Sea. A rail terminus and modern seaport, it exports cotton, petroleum products, chrome, copper, and agricultural produce. Excavations at Mersin in the 1930s showed that the site was occupied in early Neolithic times (c.3600 B.C.).
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