Gulf of Antalya
| Gulf of Antalya | ||
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 A view of the Taurus Mountains in Kemer |
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| Waters | Levant Sea | |
| Land mass | Antalya ( Turkey ) | |
| Geographical location | 36 ° 40 ′ N , 30 ° 56 ′ E | |
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| Coastline | 300 km | |
The Gulf of Antalya ( Turkish : Antalya Körfezi ) is a gulf in the south of Turkey and in the north of the Levantine Sea , the easternmost part of the Mediterranean Sea .
nature
The Gulf of Antalya stretches from Anamur Burnu in the east to Yardımcı Burnu in the west. This is 217 km as the crow flies . However, the length of the coast of the gulf is more than 300 km. At the height of the city of Antalya, the gulf extends around 75 km inland. There are no significant islands in the gulf itself. The gulf also includes the stretches of beach known as the Turkish Riviera (220 km from Kemer to Gazipaşa ). The coast itself is partly rugged with high rocks (especially in the extreme east and west), partly you can also find flat sandy beaches with low bushes and pine trees.
places
The eponymous and at the same time largest city is Antalya ; tourism is the most important industry in this region. Other cities on the Gulf are Kemer , Belek , Kumköy , Manavgat , Side , Avsallar and Alanya . In addition to Antalya there are ports for yachts in Çavuz , Sazak and Cineviz .
history
The Gulf of Antalya was called in ancient times Mare Pamphylium or Pamphylian Sea after the ancient landscape Pamphylia , which bordered it in the north, it stretched from Lycia in the west to Cilicia in the east.
literature
- Lene Malessa: On the Gulf of Antalya . Lingnau Verlag für Hörproduktionen, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-927736-01-5 (1 compact cassette).