Kumkuyu is a town in
Mersin Province,
Turkey.
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 which traverses south
Anatolia from west to east. The distance to Erdemli is and to
Mersin
Mersin (), also known as İçel, is a large city and a port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of Mersin Province, Mersin (İçel) Province. It is made up of four municipalities and dis ...
is . The coordinates are . Its population was 2,692 as of 2020.
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
Kanlıdivane (''ancient'' Canytelis, Greek: Κανυτελής) is an ancient city situated around a big sinkhole in Mersin Province, Turkey.
Geography
Kanlıdivane is in the rural area of Erdemli district, which is a part of Mersin Province at ...
, 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.
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Economy
Agriculture, especially greenhouse
A greenhouse (also called a glasshouse, or, if with sufficient heating, a hothouse) is a structure with walls and roof made chiefly of Transparent ceramics, transparent material, such as glass, in which plants requiring regulated climatic condit ...
cultivation, has replaced the traditional animal husbandry
Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. Husbandry has a long history, starti ...
. 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
* Akkale
References
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Populated places in Mersin Province
Populated coastal places in Turkey
Seaside resorts in Turkey
Towns in Turkey
Tourist attractions in Mersin Province
Populated places in Erdemli District