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This article is about the Antalya Province; for the provincial capital, see Antalya city.

Antalya province is located on the Mediterranean Coast of South-West Turkey. The land borders of the province is drawn by the Taurus Mountains. It neighbors the Mediterranean sea in the south, İçel in the east, Konya and Karaman in the northeast, Isparta and Burdur in the north and Muğla in the west.

Antalya province is an important tourist destination, attracting the 30% of foreign tourists visiting Turkey. It features a shoreline of 657 km with beaches, ports, and ancient cities scattered throughout. It has the World Heritage Site Xanthos. The provincial capital is Antalya city with a population of 714,000. The province covers an area of 20,591 km².

The provincial population was 1,719,751 inhabitants by year 2000. It is the fastest-growing province in Turkey; with a 4.17 % yearly population growth rate between years 1990-2000, which was more than the national rate of 1.83 %. The fast rate of urbanization and increase of employments in tourism & other service sectors have stimulated the demand on coastal regions.

History

History of Antalya region goes back into antiquity, when it was a part of Pamphilia region, neighbouring Lycia in the west, Pamphylia in the east and Pisidia in the north. Lycia was 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]. Besides the archaeological sites, there are 3 National Parks and 3 Specially Protected Areas within the province.

Districts and cities

Cities and Districts of the Province Antalya

The coastal districts 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; Gündoğmuş, Akseki, İbradı, Korkuteli and Elmali. The height of these districts are 900-1000 m above sea level.

Geography

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.

Solar Eclipse

On March 29, 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 11, 1999, and was observed by hundreds of thousands of local and foreign people. Website of the TUBITAK National Observatory in Antalya

Ancient Cities and Ruins in the Province

National Parks in this region include:

External links

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 * {{en icon}} [http://www.pbase.com/dosseman/antalya_turkey Pictures of the capital of this province]
 * {{en icon}} [http://www.allaboutturkey.com/antalya.htm All About Turkey (Antalya)]
-* {{en icon}} [http://www.antalyaisrehberi.com Antalya Business]
+* {{en icon}} [http://www.antalya-ws.com Antalya Website]
 * {{en icon}} [http://www.antalyacity.info Information on Antalya]
 * {{en icon}} [http://www.lycianturkey.com Lycian Turkey]