Finike
Sign in to saveFinike (), the ancient Phoenix or Phoinix (), also formerly Phineka, is a municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. Its area is 768 km2, and its population is 49,720 (2022). It lies on the Mediterranean coast of Antalya Province in Turkey, to the west of the city of Antalya, along the Turkish Riviera. It is located on the southern shore of the Teke peninsula, and the coast here is a popular tourist destination. However, Finike is best known for its oranges, the symbol of the town.
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- Turkey place.type
- metro district
- Turkey place.name
- Finike
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- Port de Finike.JPG
- Turkey place.image_caption
- Port of Finike
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- Antalya location Finike.svg
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- Map showing Finike District in Antalya Province
- Turkey place.province
- Antalya
- Turkey place.leader_party
- CHP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Mustafa Geyikçi
- Turkey place.area_total_km2
- 768
- Turkey place.elevation_m
- 3
- Turkey place.population_total
- 49720
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
- Turkey place.postal_code
- 07740
- Turkey place.area_code
- 0242
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Finike (), the ancient Phoenix or Phoinix (), also formerly Phineka, is a municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. Its area is 768 km2, and its population is 49,720 (2022). It lies on the Mediterranean coast of Antalya Province in Turkey, to the west of the city of Antalya, along the Turkish Riviera. It is located on the southern shore of the Teke peninsula, and the coast here is a popular tourist destination. However, Finike is best known for its oranges, the symbol of the town.
==History== For centuries Finike, then named Phoenix or Phoinix () was a port town of ancient Lycia, near the mountain of the same name. It was a trading port and the main port of Limyra, the capital city of Lycia. Phoenix was said to have been founded by Phoenicians in the 5th century BC, and thus named after its founders.
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