Küçükkuyu is a town in Çanakkale Province, Turkey

Geography

Küçükkuyu is a belde (town) in Ayvacık district of Çanakkale Province. It is a coastal town on the north shore of the

Edremit Gulf The Edremit gulf tr, Edremit körfezi el, Αδραμυττηνός κόλπος, Adramyttinós kólpos is an Aegean gulf in Turkey's Balıkesir Province. It is named after Edremit, an ilçe (district) of Balıkesir Province which is situated c ...

of the Aegean Sea. The Greek island Lesbos is at the south west. The Ida mountains of the mythology is on the north. The distance to Ayvacık is and to Çanakkale is . The population of Küçükkuyu was 8012 as of 2013.

History

Küçükkuyu and the surroundings is full of ruins of antiquity. According to legend, Zeus watched the battle of Troy from an altar near Küçükkuyu and Aphrodite discovered a source of healing water in Küçükkuyu.Mayor's page
/ref> The present settlement was founded by Yörüks (nomadic Turkmens) and later Turkish refugees from Balkan countries also settled in Küçükkuyu. Küçükkuyu was declared a seat of township in 1989.

Economy

The original economic activity of Küçükkuyu was olive agriculture and fishing. But it is a touristic town nowadays and the service sector constitutes another portion of town revenues.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kucukkuyu Populated places in Çanakkale Province Towns in Turkey Ayvacık District