Aksu is a municipality and district governorate in
Greater Antalya,
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
.
Antalya
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is one of the 30 metropolitan centers in Turkey with more than one municipality within city borders. In Antalya there are five second-level municipalities in addition to Greater Antalya (''
büyükşehir'') municipality.
Geography
Aksu is situated at on the Turkish state highway which connects
Antalya
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to
Mersin. It is almost merged to Antalya, the province center and in fact it is included in Greater Antalya. The distance to Antalya central town is about .
Antalya Airport
Antalya Airport ( tr, Antalya Havalimanı) is an international airport located northeast of the city center of Antalya, Turkey. It is a major destination during the European summer leisure season due to its location at the country's Mediterrane ...
is within Aksu district. The population of Aksu was 47023 as of 2012.
History
The area around Aksu was a part of
Pamphylia
Pamphylia (; grc, Παμφυλία, ''Pamphylía'') was a region in the south of Asia Minor, between Lycia and Cilicia, extending from the Mediterranean to Mount Taurus (all in modern-day Antalya province, Turkey). It was bounded on the north b ...
of the antiquity. Ancient city of
Perga
Perga or Perge ( Hittite: ''Parha'', el, Πέργη ''Perge'', tr, Perge) was originally an ancient Lycian settlement that later became a Greek city in Pamphylia. It was the capital of the Roman province of Pamphylia Secunda, now located in ...
is within Aksu district. Later the area around Aksu became a part of
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post- Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediter ...
,
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...
,
Anatolian beyliks, and the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
. During the Turkish republic era, there were five nearby villages Aksu and Çalkaya being the most important ones. Between 1977 and 1994 these villages were declared townships and finally in 1999 they were merged to form the district of Aksu.
Economy
Main economic activity of Aksu is intensive agriculture. Various vegetables and fruits are produced. The industry of Aksu is mostly based on agriculture. Tourism also plays a role in district economy. Perga and
Kurşunlu Waterfall
Kurșunlu, formerly Karacaviran, is a town and district of Çankırı Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontin ...
are important visitor attractions.
The rural area of the district
There are 13 villages and one town in the rural area of the district. The total population of the district is 65303.
External links
Lara Beach
References
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Populated places in Antalya Province