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Kumkuyu is a town in Mersin Province, Turkey.

Kumkuyu
(Tırtar)
Town
Kumkuyu
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°32′N 34°12′E
Country Turkey
ProvinceMersin Province
DistrictErdemli
Elevation
10 m (33 ft)
Population
 (2012)
  Total2,806
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
33710
Area code(s)0324
Licence plate33

Geography


Kumkuyu is a Mediterranean coastal town in the rural area of Erdemli ilçe (district) which is a part of Mersin Province. It is on the Turkish state highway D.400 which traverses south Anatolia from west to east. The distance to Erdemli is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) and to Mersin is 50 kilometres (31 mi). The coordinates are 36°31′N 34°12′E. Its population was 2,692 as of 2020.[1]


History


The vicinity of the town had been inhabited in the ancient ages. There is a big aqueduct as well as cisterns, rock tanks for olive oil and the ruins of a fort against pirates constructed during Roman Empire. (Kanlıdivane, the ancient religious center is a few kilometers north of Kumkuyu.) But modern settlement began only after the 1950s. The residents of Kumkuyu are the members of a former nomadic Turkmen (Oghuz Turk) tribe named Tırtar. (The former name of the settlement was Tırtar) . In 1989 Kumkuyu was declared a township.[2]


Economy


Agriculture, especially greenhouse cultivation, has replaced the traditional animal husbandry. The main crops are citrus and bananas. The tourism potential (historic and beach) is promising. At the moment there are a few holiday hotels on the coastline, but the number is on the rise.


See also



References


  1. Population page
  2. Mayor’s page (in Turkish)[permanent dead link]



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