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Antalya [a] is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. [3] Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera , [ 4 ] Antalya sits on Anatolia 's southwest coast, flanked by the Taurus Mountains .
Antalya Province (Turkish: Antalya ili) is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey. It is located on the Mediterranean coast of south-west Turkey, between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea. Its area is 20,177 km 2, [2] and its population is 2,688,004 (2022). [1]
Opening ceremony of International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival is made in Aspendos. The Mediterranean Region (Turkish: Akdeniz Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey. The largest city in the region is Antalya. Other big cities are Adana, Mersin, Isparta, Antakya and Kahramanmaraş.
Map of the Turkish Riviera, highlighted in blue, with the major resort towns (from east to west) of Alanya, Antalya, Kemer, Fethiye, Marmaris, Bodrum, Kuşadası, and Çeşme Ölüdeniz Beach in Fethiye Castle of Bodrum, ancient Halicarnassus, the city of Herodotus and the home of the Mausoleum of Maussollos, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Castle and harbour of Marmaris Beach ...
The geographical regions of Turkey comprise seven regions (Turkish: bölge), which were originally defined at the country's First Geography Congress in 1941. [1] The regions are subdivided into 31 sections (Turkish: bölüm), which are further divided into numerous areas (Turkish: yöre), as defined by microclimates and bounded by local geographic formations.
Map of the Alanya Peninsula. Located on the Gulf of Antalya on the Anatolian coastal plain of Pamphylia, the town is situated between the Taurus Mountains to the north and the Mediterranean Sea, and is part of the Turkish Riviera, occupying roughly 70 kilometres (43 mi) of coastline. [36]
Muratpaşa is a municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 96 km 2, [3] and its population is 526,293 (2022). [1] The district covers part of the city centre of Antalya, and has a coastline of 20 km (12 mi). The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south of the district. Ümit Uysal is the mayor of Muratpaşa.
The area around Aksu was a part of Pamphylia of the antiquity. Ancient city of Perga is within Aksu district. Later the area around Aksu became a part of Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Anatolian beyliks, and the Ottoman Empire. During the Turkish republic era, there were five nearby villages Aksu and Çalkaya being the most important ones.