Finike

Coordinates: 36°18′N 30°09′E / 36.300°N 30.150°E / 36.300; 30.150
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Finike
Port of Finike
Port of Finike
Map showing Finike District in Antalya Province
Map showing Finike District in Antalya Province
Finike is located in Turkey
Finike
Finike
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°18′N 30°09′E / 36.300°N 30.150°E / 36.300; 30.150
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAntalya
Government
 • MayorMustafa Geyikçi (CHP)
Area
768 km2 (297 sq mi)
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
49,720
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
07740
Area code0242
Websitewww.finike.bel.tr

Finike (Turkish:

Mediterranean coast of Antalya Province in Turkey, to the west of the city of Antalya, along the Turkish Riviera
. It is located on the southern shore 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.

History

For centuries Finike, then named Phoenix (or Phoinix;

BC
, and thus named after its founders.

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).

Trade along the coast was established first by the

Seljuk Turks in the 13th century. These were succeeded by the Ottoman Empire
from 1426.

The town was inhabited by Greeks prior to the 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey.[8]

Composition

There are 26

neighbourhoods in Finike District:[9]

Climate

Finike has a

hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa),[10]
with very hot, muggy, virtually rainless summers, and mild winters with heavy rain.

Climate data for Finike (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 16.3
(61.3)
16.7
(62.1)
19.0
(66.2)
22.2
(72.0)
26.4
(79.5)
31.3
(88.3)
34.5
(94.1)
34.8
(94.6)
31.7
(89.1)
27.3
(81.1)
22.2
(72.0)
17.9
(64.2)
25.1
(77.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 11.5
(52.7)
12.0
(53.6)
14.1
(57.4)
17.1
(62.8)
21.2
(70.2)
25.8
(78.4)
28.8
(83.8)
29.1
(84.4)
25.8
(78.4)
21.5
(70.7)
16.7
(62.1)
13.0
(55.4)
19.8
(67.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0)
7.9
(46.2)
9.4
(48.9)
12.1
(53.8)
16.0
(60.8)
20.0
(68.0)
22.9
(73.2)
23.3
(73.9)
20.1
(68.2)
16.5
(61.7)
12.4
(54.3)
9.4
(48.9)
14.9
(58.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 208.92
(8.23)
144.17
(5.68)
79.48
(3.13)
47.91
(1.89)
21.37
(0.84)
8.75
(0.34)
1.91
(0.08)
1.86
(0.07)
14.49
(0.57)
71.36
(2.81)
129.08
(5.08)
236.32
(9.30)
965.62
(38.02)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 10.7 8.3 6.3 4.1 2.7 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.9 4.4 6.1 10.3 59.1
Average
relative humidity
(%)
67.7 66.8 66.5 67.1 67.3 62.3 59.6 60.3 61.1 63.4 64.7 68.0 64.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 142.3 158.1 212.8 247.9 297.7 339.2 362.8 336.6 286.7 242.3 176.6 135.2 2,920.8
Source: NOAA[11]

Demographics

Historic map of Finike by Piri Reis

The district has a population of 49,720 (2022).[1] The town itself has 21,765 inhabitants.[12]

Finike today

Marina of Finike

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. That's mostly because of the construction policy of 1980. That policy made the land more suitable for investment in agriculture rather than in hotels, luxury apartments and other tourist attractions.

A type of pale limestone is quarried at Limyra, and sold as a decorative building material. It is cream colored with a homogeneous structure. Moreover, it is extremely light and that makes it ideal for building walking alleys and streets where only light vehicles pass by. The geologist classify the Limura limestone as with medium density.[13]

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

sardines
and others found further out to sea. 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

Caretta caretta sea turtles, and the rocky parts of the coast are used by the rare Mediterranean monk seal
.

Places of interest

There are doubtless many more places of antiquity that need to be restored.

See also

References

  1. ^
    TÜİK
    . Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  3. ^ A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge. Vol. 4. 1859. p. 520. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  4. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  5. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  6. .
  7. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  8. .
  9. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
  11. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Finike". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  12. ^ "Finike". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  13. ^ Turkey Guide Archived 2012-01-11 at the Wayback Machine

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