Küçükkuyu is a town in Çanakkale Province, Turkey

Küçükkuyu
Town
Küçükkuyu Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°33′N 26°37′E
Country	Turkey
Province	Çanakkale Province
District	Ayvacık
Elevation	8 m (27 ft)
Population  (2019)
• Total	15,700
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	17980
Area code	0286
Licence plate	17

Geography

Küçükkuyu is a belde (town) in Ayvacık district of Çanakkale Province. It is a coastal town on the north shore of the Edremit Gulf of the Aegean Sea. The Greek island Lesbos is at the south west. The Ida mountains of the mythology is on the north. The distance to Ayvacık is 25 kilometres (16 mi) and to Çanakkale is 95 kilometres (59 mi). The population of Küçükkuyu was 8012 [1] as of 2013.

History

Küçükkuyu and the surroundings is full of ruins of antiquity. According to legend, Zeus watched the battle of Troy from an altar near Küçükkuyu and Aphrodite discovered a source of healing water in Küçükkuyu.[2] The present settlement was founded by Yörüks (nomadic Turkmens) and later Turkish refugees from Balkan countries also settled in Küçükkuyu. Küçükkuyu was declared a seat of township in 1989.

Economy

The original economic activity of Küçükkuyu was olive agriculture and fishing. But it is a touristic town nowadays and the service sector constitutes another portion of town revenues.

References

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