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From Antalya
city, Finike can be reached in about 90 minutes. The beauty of
Finike became very attractive for the ancient conquering empires.
The ancient Greeks particularly the Phoenicians settled in Finike,
claiming that they were its founders and the name of this town was
derived from Phoenicus that later became Finike.
When the Persian Empire
became under Alexander the great, the Persians settled to Finike and
made it as trading center. The forces of Syria, Egypt and Rhodes
tried to invade Finike until it became part of the famous empire in
the ancient world, the Roman Empire. When the Roman Empire
collapsed, Finike became part of the Byzantine Empire, and then was
occupied by the Arabs until it was completely taken by Turkey.
Finike’s small population is encouraging for tourists who want to
settle there. Its people are only 45962.
The top economy of Finike is agriculture, particularly producing
oranges and other citrus fruits. The second source of income of
Finlike is tourism, since many tourists go there in the summertime.
Finlike is quite far from other districts of Antalya, so Finike is a
good place for people who are looking for a place where life is
peaceful, relaxing and giving chance to enjoy the beauty of nature
such as the sea. Because of its location along the sea, the port of
Finike is now a yacht marina, and has a small fishing fleet.
The coast is rich in marine life including sea turtles and fish.
Examples of the varieties of fishes are red porgy, Sparidae, and
grouper, leerfish, Carangidae; and the more widespread Mediterranean
selections such as sea bream, bluefish, swordfish, sea bass, and
sardines. The beaches of Finlike are good nesting ground for caretta
caretta, sea turtles, and the rocky portions of the sea are
beneficial for Mediterranean Monk Seals. Although Finlike is just a
small place along Turkish sea, offering a unique kind of peaceful
world, Finike has a magical feature. It can be used as a vehicle to
go back in colorful historical times such as the glorious era of the
classical Greek era known as the classical Helenic culture.
Among the ancient Greek places that can be seen in Finike are the
following:
1. The Remains of Limyra is located within three miles east of
Finike, where you can see tombs, theatre, Sarcophagi, bas-reliefs,
Greek and Lycian writings
2. The ancient city of Arycanda, in a small valley near the road to
Elmalı
3. The ruins of Trysa, known for the carved frieze portraying
Theseus, that can be seen while going to Kaş
4. The cave of Suluin
5. The remains of a Phoenician merchant ship from about 1200 BC in
Cape Gelidonya
Arykanda is one of the antique places where the ancient Greek
religion lived, the religion that is now known as Greek mythology,
which worshiped many gods and goddesses like Apollo—patron of music
and the father of Asklepios, Aphrodite (Venus—goddess of beauty and
love), Ares (Mars—god of war), Artemis—patroness of forests and
hills who was also the twin of Apollo, Asklepios—god of medicine,
Athena (Minerva—goddess of wisdom), Helios, Hera, Heracles, Hermes,
Hygeia, Kakasbos, and more. Theseus was one of the heroic characters
of classical Helenic literary stories associated with the stories of
the above mentioned gods and goddesses of ancient Helenic culture.
Even though Finike is far from the urban parts of Turkey, it is
convenient for tourists. Exchange of letters can be done in Finike,
its postal code is, 07740, area code 0090+242.
Finike has 4 municipalities which are, Hasyurt, Sahilkent, Turunçova
and Yeşilyurt. Moreover, it consists of 14 villages.
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