Neighbourhood in Anamur, Mersin, Turkey
Ovabaşı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Anamur, Mersin Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 284 (2022).[2] It is situated in the southern slopes of Toros Mountains to the north of Anamur. Its distance to Anamur is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi). It is surrounded by orange groves. The orange produced in the village is known as "Ovabaşı orange" (Turkish: Ovabaşı portakalı).
Köşekbükü asthma cave
There is a cave to the south of the village known as "Köşekbükü cave". It is believed[by whom?] that respiration in the cave cures asthma. According to legend[weasel words] a certain Anna, allegedly a daughter of a Roman Emperor had been cured in the cave.[3]
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