Kumluca
Encyclopedia
Kumluca is a town and district of Antalya Province
on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey
, part of the Turkish Riviera
. Kumluca is located 90 km (56 mi) west of the city of Antalya
, on the Teke Peninsula, (between the bays of Antalya and Fethiye
). Its neighbour towns are Korkuteli
, Elmalı
, Finike
, Kemer
and Antalya
The town of Kumluca, formerly the village of Sarıkavak, is named for its sandy soil (kum meaning sand in Turkish), good for growing watermelons.
, silver coins were minted in the town. Between 1282 and 1302, the town struck dirhams
under Kaykhusraw III
, Kayqubad III
, and Mesud II
with the mint name Sarıkavak
The population of inhabited places are shown in the table(Municipalities are shown in bold)
There is 30 km (19 mi) of coast with many hotels and restaurants between the villages of Adrasan and Olympos, and holiday villages near the town of Mavikent. West of Mavikent there is less development but taken as a whole Kumluca is one of the fastest growing local economies in Turkey.
Antalya Province
Antalya Province is located on the Mediterranean coast of south-west Turkey, between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean sea.Antalya Province is the centre of Turkey's tourism industry, attracting 30% of foreign tourists visiting Turkey. The province of Antalya corresponds to the lands of...
on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, part of the Turkish Riviera
Turkish Riviera
The Turkish Riviera is a term used to define an area of southwest Turkey encompassing Antalya, Muğla and to a lesser extent the provinces of Aydın, southern İzmir and western Mersin...
. Kumluca is located 90 km (56 mi) west of the city of Antalya
Antalya
Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...
, on the Teke Peninsula, (between the bays of Antalya and Fethiye
Fethiye
Fethiye is a city and district of Muğla Province in the Aegean region of Turkey with about 68,000 inhabitants .-History:...
). Its neighbour towns are Korkuteli
Korkuteli
Korkuteli is a district of Antalya Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey, north-west of the city of Antalya. In ancient times it was called Isionda, Isindos, Pisinda, or Sinda.-Etymology:...
, Elmalı
Elmali
Elmalı is a town and district in Antalya Province, the Mediterranean region of Turkey. It lies about inland, near the town of Korkuteli and west of the city of Antalya...
, Finike
Finike
Finike, the ancient Phoenicus , is a district on the Mediterranean coast of Antalya Province of Turkey, 90 minutes west of the city of Antalya.Finike is located in the south of the Teke peninsula, and the coast here is a popular tourist destination...
, Kemer
Kemer
Kemer is a seaside resort and district of Antalya Province on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, west of the city of Antalya.Kemer is on the Gulf of Antalya, of sea coast with the skirts of the western Taurus mountains behind. The coast has the typical Mediterranean hot, dry weather and warm sea...
and Antalya
Antalya
Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...
The town of Kumluca, formerly the village of Sarıkavak, is named for its sandy soil (kum meaning sand in Turkish), good for growing watermelons.
Geography
The centre of the district is a plain pointing north from the Mediterranean coast and surrounded by mountains on three sides. The north of the district is hills and mountain. Summers are hot and dry, winters cool and wet as you would expect in a Mediterranean district; it never snows on the coast but there is snow on the mountains. In this climate fruit and vegetables can be grown under glass all year round and this is the mainstay of the local economy, along with orange trees, and Kumluca is a wealthy district.History
In the last years of the Seljuqs of RumSultanate of Rûm
The Sultanate of Rum , also known as the Anatolian Seljuk State , was a Turkic state centered in in Anatolia, with capitals first at İznik and then at Konya. Since the court of the sultanate was highly mobile, cities like Kayseri and Sivas also functioned at times as capitals...
, silver coins were minted in the town. Between 1282 and 1302, the town struck dirhams
Dirham
Dirham or dirhem is a unit of currency in several Arab or Berber nations, and formerly the related unit of mass in the Ottoman Empire and Persian states...
under Kaykhusraw III
Kaykhusraw III
Kaykhusraw III was between two and six years old when in 1265 he was named Seljuq Sultan of Rûm...
, Kayqubad III
Kayqubad III
Kayqubad III was briefly sultan of the Sultanate of Rum between the years of 1298 and 1302. He was a nephew of the deposed Kaykaus II and had strong support among the Turkmen. As sultan he was a vassal of the Mongols and exercised no real power....
, and Mesud II
Mesud II
Masud II or Mas'ud II bore the title of Sultanate of Rum at various times between 1284 and 1308. He was a vassal of the Mongols and exercised no real authority. History does not record his ultimate fate....
with the mint name Sarıkavak
Demographics
The district has a population of 65,652 according to the 2010 census. The town itself has 31.525 inhabitants. Kumluca has 3 municipalities(Beykonak, Çavuşköy and Mavikent) and 24 villages.The population of inhabited places are shown in the table(Municipalities are shown in bold)
| Town/Village | Population(2007) |
|---|---|
| Kumluca | 31.581 |
| Altınyaka | 276 |
| Belen | 331 |
| Beşikçi | 523 |
| Beykonak | 7.240 |
| Büyükalan | 234 |
| Çaltı | 172 |
| Çavuşköy | 2.435 |
| Çayiçi | 202 |
| Dereköy | 85 |
| Erentepe | 606 |
| Gölcük | 284 |
| Güzören | 435 |
| Hacıveliler | 2.963 |
| Hızırkahya | 904 |
| İncircik | 290 |
| Karacaağaç | 164 |
| Karacaören | 748 |
| Kavakköy | 620 |
| Kumlucayazarı | 883 |
| Kuzca | 377 |
| Mavikent | 8.033 |
| Ortaköy | 440 |
| Salur | 2.225 |
| Sarıcasu | 2.867 |
| Toptaş | 712 |
| Yenikışla | 141 |
| Yeşilköy | 133 |
| Total | 65.904 |
Tourism
There are a number of important historical sites in the district of Kumluca including Olympos, Korydalla, Rhodiapolis, Idebessos and Gagai; of these Olympos is the largest and attracts the most visitors.There is 30 km (19 mi) of coast with many hotels and restaurants between the villages of Adrasan and Olympos, and holiday villages near the town of Mavikent. West of Mavikent there is less development but taken as a whole Kumluca is one of the fastest growing local economies in Turkey.