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| Country |  Turkey |
| Region | Mediterranean |
| Province | Antalya |
| Area | |
| - District | 655 km² (252,9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| - District | 45. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The provinces of Turkey are organized into 7 census-defined regions ( bölge) which were originally defined at the First Geography Congress in 1941 Turkey is divided into 81 provinces called iller in Turkish (singular is il, see Turkish alphabet for capitalization of i Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 296 |
| - Density | 69,2/km² (179. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/sq mi) |
| - Urban | 10. 509 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 07740 |
| Area code(s) | (0090)+ 242 |
Finike (ancient Phoenicus) is a district on the Mediterranean coast of Antalya Province of Turkey, 90 minutes west of the city of Antalya. Eastern European Time ( EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Daylight saving time ( DST Eastern European Summer Time ( EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 Time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+3 is used in the following locations Moscow Time Eastern European Summer Time West Asian Summer Time A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Antalya Province is located on the Mediterranean coast of south-west Turkey, between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean sea. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Antalya (formerly known as Adalia; from Pamphylian Greek: Αττάλεια Attália) is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern
Finike is located in the south of the Teke peninsula, and the coast here is a popular tourist destination. However, Finike is best-known for its oranges, the symbol of the town.
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History
For centuries Finike, then named Phoenicus was a trading port, the main port of Limyra, the capital city of Lycia. Finike (ancient Phoenicus) is a district on the Mediterranean coast of Antalya Province of Turkey, 90 minutes west of the city of Antalya Limyra was a small city in Lycia on the southern coast of Asia Minor, on the Limyrus River, and twenty Stadia from the mouth of that river "Sidyma" redirects here For the Moth Genus named thus see Sidyma (moth. Phoenicus was said to have been founded by Phoenicians in the 5th Century BC, and thus named after its founders. Phoenicia ( Phoenician: Phoenician nunsvg|12px|נ]]Phoenician nun
The area has been inhabited for much longer than that, archaeologists have found evidence near the town of Elmalı showing that the Teke peninsula has been settled since 3000 BC (although on the coast nothing has been uncovered dating before 2000 BC). Elmalı is a town and district in Antalya Province, the Mediterranean region of Turkey.
Trade along the coast was established first by the Persians, who relinquished Lycia to the armies of Alexander the Great. layout and formatting it should ensure no clashes with the top of the infobox Alexander the Great ( or, Mégas Aléxandros; July 20 356 BC June 10 or June 11 323 BC also known as Alexander III of Macedon (el Ἀλέξανδρος Γ' However the coast was always vulnerable to forces from Syria, Egypt and Rhodes until it was brought within the empire of the Ancient Romans and the succeeding Byzantines. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Rhodes (Ρόδος Ródos, ˈɾo̞ðo̞s Rodi ردوس Rodos; Ladino: Rodi or Rodes) is a Greek island This is a list of topics related to ancient Rome that aims to include aspects of both the ancient Roman Republic and Roman Empire.
Even then the Byzantines were threatened by the Arab armies of Islam. The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Eventually the area was lost to the Seljuk Turks in the 13th century. The Seljuq (also Seljuq Turks, Seldjuks, Seldjuqs, Seljuks; in Turkish Selçuklular; in Ṣaljūqīyān; in These were succeeded by the Ottoman Empire from 1426. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish
Demographics
The district has a population of 45. 296 according to the 2007 census. [1] The town itself has 10. 509 inhabitants. Finike has 4 municipalities(Hasyurt, Sahilkent, Turunçova and Yeşilyurt) and 14 villages.
The population of inhabited places are shown in the table(Municipalities are shown in bold)
| Town/Village | Population(2007) |
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| Finike | 10. 509 |
| Akçaalan | 160 |
| Alacadağ | 188 |
| Arifköy | 989 |
| Asarönü | 93 |
| Boldağ | 151 |
| Çamlıbel | 249 |
| Dağbağ | 211 |
| Gökbük | 350 |
| Gökçeyaka | 96 |
| Günçalı | 661 |
| Hasyurt | 7. 134 |
| Sahilkent | 8. 211 |
| Turunçova | 8. 629 |
| Yalnız | 742 |
| Yazır | 294 |
| Yeşilköy | 282 |
| Yeşilyurt | 3. 946 |
| Yuvalılar | 2. 401 |
| Total | 45. 296 |
Finike today
The local economy depends on agriculture, particularly oranges and other citrus fruits. This is supplemented by income from tourism in the summertime, although because of the lucrative orange production and the distance from Antalya Finike has not seen the large-scale tourism boom that has so radically changed the other coastal districts of Antalya. Finike is a quiet district where people buzz around on mopeds going about their daily lives. Indeed many of the visitors that Finike does attract are retired people in search of relaxation. A type of pale limestone is quarried at Limyra, and sold as a decorative building material.
The port of Finike is now a yacht marina, and has a small fishing fleet. The coast is rich in marine life including sea turtles and fish including local specialities red porgy Sparidae and grouper (Epinephelus); other fish found along the coast include leerfish Carangidae) and the more widespread Mediterranean varieties such as bluefish, sea bream, sea bass, with swordfish, sardines and others found further out to sea. UserPolbot. -->The red porgy ( Pagrus pagrus) is a species of Fish in the Sparidae family The Sparidae is a family of Fish, included in the order Perciformes. For other meanings see Grouper (disambiguation. Groupers are Fish of any of a number of genera in the subfamily Epinephelinae of Epinephelus is a Genus of Groupers They are large sea fish Members of this genus may also be called a Mero. Carangidae is a family of fish which includes the jacks Pompanos Jack mackerels and scads The bluefish ( Pomatomus saltatrix) called tailor in Australia, is a species of popular marine game- Fish found in all climates The Sparidae is a family of Fish, included in the order Perciformes. Sea bass refers to many fish species of various families including Black sea bass ( Centropristis striata, in the family Serranidae) Swordfish ( Xiphias gladius) are large highly migratory Predatory Fish characterized by a long flat bill. For the hide and seek-like game see Hide and seek. Sardines, or pilchards, are a group of several types of small Oily However the coast suffers from overfishing and many varieties, including the porgy, are in decline.
The beaches of Finike are an important nesting ground for the caretta caretta sea turtles, and the rocky parts of the coast are used by the rare Mediterranean Monk Seal. The Loggerhead Sea Turtle ( Caretta caretta) is a Sea turtle and the only member of the genus Caretta. The Mediterranean Monk Seal ( Monachus monachus) is believed to be the world's rarest Pinniped and one of the most endangered Mammals of the world However they are in grave danger if the protection of these species is left to local politicians such as Mahmut Esen, mayor of the town of Hasyurt in Finike, famous for his statement well I've lived here for 47 years and I've never seen a turtle. [2]
Places of interest
- The ruins of Limyra are to be seen three miles east of the Finike, they consist of a theatre, tombs, Sarcophagi, bas-reliefs, Greek and Lycian inscriptions, etc.
- The ancient city of Arycanda, in a narrow valley off the road to Elmalı. Arykanda ( Arycanda) is an ancient Lycian city built upon five large terraces ascending a mountain slope located near the small village of Aykiriçay
- The ruins of Trysa with a carved frieze depicting Theseus, on the road to Kaş. For other uses see Theseus (disambiguation Theseus (Θησεύς was a Legendary king of Athens, son of Aethra, and fathered Kaş is a small fishing yachting and tourist town and a district of Antalya Province of Turkey, 168km west of the city of Antalya.
- The cave of Suluin.
- Wreck of a Phoenician merchant ship from about 1200 BC in Cape Gelidonya
There are doubtless many more places of antiquity that need to be restored. Cape Gelidonya (Gelidonya Burnu or Taşlık Burnu near Finike, Turkey was the site of the wreck of a Phoenician merchant ship from about 1200
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