Çamlıbel, Silifke

Çamlıbel (formerly Karaböcülü) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silifke, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 147 (2022). It is situated to in the Taurus Mountains. The distance to Silifke is 12 km and to Mersin is 97 km. The village was founded on the ruins of an ancient farm complex of the Roman and early Byzantine era (3rd-5th centuries). There are ruins of houses, cisterns, churches and the like. Major economic activities are farming and animal breeding.