Finike
Finike | |
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District and municipality | |
Coordinates: 36°18′N 30°09′E / 36.300°N 30.150°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Antalya |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mustafa Geyikçi (CHP) |
Area | 768 km2 (297 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
Population (2022)[1] | 49,720 |
• Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Postal code | 07740 |
Area code | 0242 |
Website | www |
Finike (Turkish:
History
For centuries Finike, then named Phoenix (or Phoinix;
The area has been inhabited for much longer than that;
Trade along the coast was established first by the
The town was inhabited by Greeks prior to the 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey.[8]
Composition
There are 26
Climate
Finike has a
with very hot, muggy, virtually rainless summers, and mild winters with heavy rain.Climate data for Finike (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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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
The district has a population of 49,720 (2022).[1] The town itself has 21,765 inhabitants.[12]
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. 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
The beaches of Finike are an important nesting ground for
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.
- The ruins of Trysa with a carved frieze depicting Theseus, on the road to Kaş.
- The small village of Turuncova, hidden in a small valley of Taurus Mountains, has preserved its traditional lifestyle and culture.
- 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.
See also
References
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- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- ^ A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge. Vol. 4. 1859. p. 520. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
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- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Finike". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ "Finike". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ Turkey Guide Archived 2012-01-11 at the Wayback Machine