Antalya Province
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Antalya is a province in southwest
Turkey. The land borders of the province is drawn by the
Taurus Mountains. It neighbors the
Mediterranean sea in the south,
İçel on the east,
Konya and
Karaman in the northeast,
Isparta and
Burdur in the north and
Muğla on the west. The area is often called
"Turkish Riviera" along with the Muğla province.
Antalya province includes the historical
Roman provinces of
Lycia in the west,
Pamphylia in the east and
Pisidia in the north. Lycia was also the name of the kingdom before the Roman conquest and it had the first example of a democratic constitution in the world which later inspired the
American Constitution[
1] [
2].
Antalya province is an important tourist destination for foreign and local tourists alike, featuring a shoreline 630 km long with beaches, ports, and ancient cities scattered throughout. The provincial capital is
Antalya city with a population of 714,000. The province covers an area of 20,591 km² and has a population of 1,719,751 (
2000 census). It is the fastest-growing province in Turkey; the population having grown by 51.9% between
1990 and 2000.
The Antalya province is located in southwestern
Anatolia. It has a total area of 20723 km² and occupies 2.6% of the total territory of
Turkey.
The land of the province is 77.8% mountainous, 10.2% is plain and 12% is uneven. Most of the peaks of the Taurus mountains that occupy 3/4 of the provincial land are above 2500-3000 metres. The
Teke peninsula on the west includes wide plateaus and river basins. The topographical differences of the province creates different climatic, agricultural, demographic and habitation places. These different places can be categorized into coastal and plateau regions.
* The coastal disctricts are;
Antalya,
Gazipaşa,
Alanya,
Manavgat,
Serik,
Kemer,
Kumluca,
Finike,
Kale and
Kaş. The height of these districts are 0-100 m above sea level.
* The inner plateau districts;
Gundogmus,
Akseki,
İbradı,
Korkuteli and
Elmali. The height of these districts are 900-1000 m above sea level.
On
March 29th,
2006 a total
solar eclipse passed over Antalya which lasted almost 4 minutes. The centre line passed over the resorts of
Side and
Manavgat. A solar eclipse is a rare natural event that one can see maybe only once in a lifetime.
The previous total solar eclipse in Turkey occurred on August 11th, 1999, and was observed by hundreds of thousands of local and foreign people.
Website of the TUBITAK National Observatory in Antalya*
Koprulu National Park*
Termesssos National Park*
Olympos National Park*
Pictures of the capital of this province*
All About Turkey (Antalya)*
Antalya Website*
Information on Antalya*
Lycian Turkey
