Osmaniye – Zorkun and Olukbasi Highlands, Osmaniye Turkiye

Transportation: These highlands are located on the lower slopes of Mt. Nur in the southeast corner of the district of Osmaniye. It is a 26 km drive on an asphalt road. During the summer there is a municipal bus route between Osmaniye and Zorkun. There are also minibuses and taxis to travel there.

Description: The Olukbasi highland is sixteen kilometers away from the town. It is an attractive place surrounded with pine trees and all of the local houses are traditional wood houses typical of the mountains. The Zorkun highland, is an expensive area.

This pine and juniper plateau has traditional wood houses as well as a number of interesting villas with very original designs. The infrastructure up here in this mountain village has been mostly completed and there is a traveling health clinic and police here in the summer. People from the nearby towns of Osmaniye, Ceylon and Kadirli often escape to this mountain village. There are markets, tea houses, restaurants, meat markets, green grocers and a bakery.

Accommodations-Food and Drink: There are some places to do shopping and buy food and drink. The mountain cabins here are used by the local people.

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