Anamur | |
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 Map showing Anamur District in Mersin Province | |
  Anamur Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates:36°04′48″N32°49′52″E / 36.08000°N 32.83111°E /36.08000; 32.83111 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Mersin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Durmuş Deniz (CHP) |
Area | 1,430 km2 (550 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 66,846 |
| • Density | 46.7/km2 (121/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0324 |
| Website | www |
Anamur is a municipality anddistrict ofMersin Province,Turkey.[2] Its area is 1,430 km2,[3] and its population is 66,851 (2022).[1] It is the westernmost district of that province, bordering onAntalya Province. Anamur containsAnatolia's southernmost point,[4] It is a coastal resort known for itsbananas andpeanuts.
Anamur has mutated from theAncient Greek "Anemourion" (Ἀνεμούριον),Latinized as "Anemurium", meaning "windmill".[5]
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Anemurium was in an area dominated by theHittites and theAssyrians.
During the Hittite period in the twelfth century BC, the ruler Tuthalia IV, granted Anemurium to Mattuvata who had taken refuge in his kingdom. Mattuvata took advantage of the Hittites’ weakness, establishing his own kingdom with Anemurium as its capital. His rule extended as far asAfyon, in centralAnatolia.
At the end of the twelfth century the area was occupied by a nomadic tribe that had come from across theCaucasus mountains. The tribe was called by the ancient Greeks the "Wind people" (Ἀνέμου γένος) after whom the city was named.[citation needed] The exact reasons behind this name are lost in time. The most probable explanation however, is that they worshiped a god of wind, perhaps similar to the GreekAeolus, as their main deity. Then the city came under the control of the Phoenicians, and laterPersians. In 333 BCAlexander the Great brought this coast within his Macedonian Empire, and he was succeeded bySeleucids and thenAncient Romans. The coast was given byMark Anthony toCleopatra as a wedding present and Roman coins have been discovered in the course of excavation, dating to the years between Emperors Titus (AD 79–81) and Valerian (AD 253–259).The Romans were succeeded by theByzantines.
The city was first occupied by anIslamic Army in the time ofUmar ibn al-Khattab.
In XI - XIII centuries it was a part ofCilician Kingdom.
Turkish people reached the city in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. In the thirteenth century, theKaramanids, a Turkish clan in Central Anatolia, expanded their borders towards the city, building theAlaköprü bridge (which can still be seen on the road toAnkara) and conquering the city in 1290 fromCilicia Armenians. It was also ruled by theSeljuk TurkishSultanate of Rum between 1075 and 1099 and again between 1228 and 1246.
Anamur has ahot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classificationCsa) with long, hot and dry summers and cool and rainy winters.
| Climate data for Anamur (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) | 16.4 (61.5) | 18.8 (65.8) | 21.6 (70.9) | 25.7 (78.3) | 30.0 (86.0) | 33.2 (91.8) | 33.7 (92.7) | 31.4 (88.5) | 27.6 (81.7) | 22.3 (72.1) | 17.7 (63.9) | 24.6 (76.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.7 (53.1) | 12.1 (53.8) | 14.3 (57.7) | 17.1 (62.8) | 21.0 (69.8) | 25.1 (77.2) | 28.4 (83.1) | 29.0 (84.2) | 26.3 (79.3) | 22.4 (72.3) | 17.4 (63.3) | 13.4 (56.1) | 19.9 (67.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) | 8.6 (47.5) | 10.3 (50.5) | 12.9 (55.2) | 16.8 (62.2) | 20.7 (69.3) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24.5 (76.1) | 21.6 (70.9) | 18.1 (64.6) | 13.7 (56.7) | 10.1 (50.2) | 15.9 (60.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 192.0 (7.56) | 135.6 (5.34) | 82.0 (3.23) | 45.8 (1.80) | 28.2 (1.11) | 3.5 (0.14) | 0.8 (0.03) | 1.2 (0.05) | 13.0 (0.51) | 56.3 (2.22) | 135.4 (5.33) | 208.7 (8.22) | 902.5 (35.53) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.4 | 8.9 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 10.5 | 61.5 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 68.3 | 66.2 | 66.8 | 70.3 | 72.2 | 72.3 | 70.3 | 69.2 | 63.6 | 61.3 | 62.6 | 68.0 | 67.6 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 139.9 | 159.5 | 215.1 | 246.7 | 280.3 | 303.4 | 317.8 | 313.7 | 285.3 | 239.0 | 178.5 | 135.5 | 2,814.7 |
| Source:NCEI[6] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Anamur | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) | 23.2 (73.8) | 26.4 (79.5) | 31.2 (88.2) | 37.0 (98.6) | 41.0 (105.8) | 42.0 (107.6) | 40.0 (104.0) | 38.2 (100.8) | 34.6 (94.3) | 30.3 (86.5) | 25.9 (78.6) | 42.0 (107.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) | 15.9 (60.6) | 18.2 (64.8) | 21.4 (70.5) | 25.3 (77.5) | 29.6 (85.3) | 32.8 (91.0) | 33.0 (91.4) | 30.9 (87.6) | 26.9 (80.4) | 21.6 (70.9) | 17.3 (63.1) | 24.1 (75.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) | 8.1 (46.6) | 9.6 (49.3) | 12.3 (54.1) | 15.8 (60.4) | 19.8 (67.6) | 23.0 (73.4) | 23.0 (73.4) | 20.1 (68.2) | 16.8 (62.2) | 12.8 (55.0) | 9.6 (49.3) | 14.9 (58.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) | −0.8 (30.6) | −0.7 (30.7) | 3.6 (38.5) | 8.6 (47.5) | 12.2 (54.0) | 16.2 (61.2) | 15.8 (60.4) | 10.8 (51.4) | 8.2 (46.8) | 2.3 (36.1) | 1.2 (34.2) | −0.8 (30.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 186.0 (7.32) | 140.9 (5.55) | 87.7 (3.45) | 52.7 (2.07) | 22.6 (0.89) | 5.6 (0.22) | 0.9 (0.04) | 3.7 (0.15) | 13.7 (0.54) | 72.6 (2.86) | 138.1 (5.44) | 199.4 (7.85) | 923.9 (36.38) |
| Average rainy days | 13.2 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 8.4 | 12.5 | 78.6 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 68.3 | 66.2 | 66.8 | 70.3 | 72.2 | 73.3 | 70.3 | 69.2 | 63.6 | 61.3 | 62.6 | 68 | 67.7 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 145.7 | 154 | 213.9 | 246 | 303.8 | 327 | 344.1 | 337.9 | 306 | 251.1 | 192 | 145.7 | 2,967.2 |
| Source 1: Devlet Meteoroloji İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2:NCEI(humidity 1991-2020)[8] | |||||||||||||
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The local economy depends on agriculture, especially bananas and strawberries. The summers are hot and this is the only part of Turkey that can sustain the growing of bananas. Greenhouses for growing bananas are found everywhere; other tropical fruits such as papaya, pineapple and avocado are grown here now too. Anamur produces 40% of Turkey's strawberries. A traditional local specialty istaro (known locally asgölevez).
Although there are places of historical interest, long beaches and a clean sea, there is no large scale tourism on this part of the coast, as the coast road in both directions is winding and really slow to drive. But there are major road works now into the direction of Mersin and Antalya. Many kilometers have four lanes now. It takes 5 hours to get here by bus from eitherMersin orAntalya. Gazipasa Airport (near Alanya) opened in mid-2011 with Direct charter flights from Amsterdam (Netherlands) take place twice a week. German airliners will fly to this airport in 2012. There are other airports in Antalya and Adana. Although some people from centralAnatolia as well as foreigners from Europe (Germans/Austrians/Dutch) have holiday homes here, Anamur itself is a quiet, isolated town with no night life, and in winter is very quiet. Anamur Iskele is a beach resort in this area. A lot of holiday flats and villa's are situated near the beach or more inland. Plenty of small and some bigger hotels offer good quality as well as the restaurants near the small boulevard. The beaches are important nesting grounds for the sea turtlecaretta caretta and the rocky areas of coastline are inhabited by theMediterranean monk seal. The Turkish military has a base on the coast. The island ofCyprus is a way offshore and there are no sea crossings toKyrenia/Girne anymore. The Taşucu Ferryboat companies blocked it.[citation needed] NowTaşucu, 2 hours east from Anamur by car, is the closest ferry terminal offering ferry service to Cyprus. The silhouette of the island of Cyprus is visible if there is no sea fog. It is just 40 miles away from Anamur.
There are 56neighbourhoods in Anamur District:[9]
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WMO station number: 17320
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