Elmalı | |
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 Historic streets of Elmalı | |
 Map showing Elmalı District in Antalya Province | |
  Elmalı Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates:36°44′N29°54′E / 36.733°N 29.900°E /36.733; 29.900 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Antalya |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Halil Öztürk (CHP) |
Area | 1,433 km2 (553 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,100 m (3,600 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 40,774 |
| • Density | 28.45/km2 (73.69/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 07700 |
| Area code | 0242 |
| Website | www |
Elmalı is a municipality anddistrict ofAntalya Province,Turkey.[2] It covers an area of 1,433 km2,[3] and as of 2022, its population was 40,774.[1] It lies about 35 km (22 mi) inland, near the town ofKorkuteli and 110 km (68 mi) west of the city ofAntalya.
Formerly known asKabalı andEmelas.
Elmalı is a small plateau at the head of a long upland valley[4] in theBeydağları range of the westernTaurus Mountains, surrounded by high peaks including the 2500mElmalı Mountain. Aside from the town of Elmalı, the district includes two other small towns (Akçay andYuva) as well as villages. The area is watered by streams running off the mountains. Although close to the Mediterranean, Elmalı is high in the mountains and has an inland climate of cold winters and hot summers, (although still much cooler than the coast). Near Lake Avlan, there is an area of cedar forest, rare in Turkey.
Elmalı has ahot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen:Csa),[5] with hot, dry summers, and chilly, moderately wet, somewhat snowy winters.[6]
| Climate data for Elmalı (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) | 8.1 (46.6) | 10.0 (50.0) | 14.1 (57.4) | 18.4 (65.1) | 23.6 (74.5) | 28.7 (83.7) | 32.6 (90.7) | 32.7 (90.9) | 28.7 (83.7) | 22.8 (73.0) | 15.8 (60.4) | 9.9 (49.8) | 20.5 (68.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) | 3.8 (38.8) | 7.2 (45.0) | 11.4 (52.5) | 16.2 (61.2) | 20.9 (69.6) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.3 (75.7) | 20.2 (68.4) | 14.7 (58.5) | 8.6 (47.5) | 4.1 (39.4) | 13.2 (55.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) | −1.0 (30.2) | 1.6 (34.9) | 5.3 (41.5) | 9.5 (49.1) | 13.5 (56.3) | 16.6 (61.9) | 16.7 (62.1) | 12.7 (54.9) | 8.1 (46.6) | 3.1 (37.6) | −0.2 (31.6) | 7.0 (44.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 79.96 (3.15) | 58.6 (2.31) | 52.68 (2.07) | 35.87 (1.41) | 30.33 (1.19) | 23.41 (0.92) | 10.85 (0.43) | 10.78 (0.42) | 10.47 (0.41) | 34.54 (1.36) | 53.86 (2.12) | 85.4 (3.36) | 486.75 (19.16) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.2 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 56.3 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 72.4 | 67.1 | 59.4 | 55.8 | 53.2 | 45.5 | 38.6 | 40.8 | 44.8 | 55.6 | 64.3 | 73.1 | 55.8 |
| Source:NOAA[7] | |||||||||||||
There are 60neighbourhoods in Elmalı District:[8]
Excavations, byMachteld Mellink fromBryn Mawr College, of the burial mounds ofSemahöyük andMüren have shown signs of copper production dating back to 2500 BC. The area was later a key town in the north of the antique province ofLycia, and theLycian Way trade route came through here. It was a small town of Asia Minor in thevilayet of Konia in the Ottoman era, then the administrative centre of the ancient Lycia, but not itself corresponding to any known ancient city.[4]The plain was subsequently controlled by theAncient Romans,Byzantines, and theSeljuk Turks. The town was the headquarters ofBeylik of Teke clan ofAnatolian beyliks when it was brought into theOttoman Empire at the time of SultanBayezid I. It remained a key mountain stronghold in the Ottoman period and through the early years of the Turkish republic, but has declined as recent generations have left the dry mountainside for jobs on the coast or in Turkey's major cities.
The district has a population of 40,774 (2022).[1] The town itself has 17,591 inhabitants.[9]
 | This section needs to beupdated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.(June 2023) |
| Party | Number of Votes | Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| AKP | 7.880 | 31,90 |
| CHP | 7.686 | 31,81 |
| MHP | 4.576 | 18,52 |
| DP | 3.157 | 12,78 |
| Turnover | %89,90 |
The district's economy is largely agricultural; 37% of the land is planted. In keeping with its name, (literallyapple-town) Elmalı produces 12% of the Turkey'sapples. Other fruit and vegetables are grown here too, the localleblebi (dried chick peas) is delicious.
Few tourists come to Elmalı although the town is beginning to attract visitors thanks to its rich traditional architecture and beautiful mountain surroundings; these people are either day-trippers or passing through en route to the Mediterranean coast, but do bring important income to the area. Also some residents of the coastal towns such asFinike,Fethiye orKaş have holiday homes in Elmalı, a retreat from the summer heat on the coast. There is little industry or manufacturing in the district, only a brickworks, flour and feed mills, and a fruit juice plant.
Most people live in cottages and wooden houses, but there are some apartment buildings in Elmalı itself, a small town of 14,500 people with banks and other essential services. The infrastructure in the villages is basically little more than telephones, and elementary schools. Each village used to have a traditional guest house (köy evi) but many are in disrepair today.
The cuisine is typical of Anatolia, where ladies grilling the flat breadgözleme by the roadside, but Elmalı is known for its various ways of using sesame, including baked beans served with a lemon and sesame relish (Antalya usulupiyaz). Another local speciality is goat milk ice-cream.
There are of course many places for picnics in the forest, and there is anoil wrestling tournament in the first week of September.
(Elmalı Hazinesi) is the name commonly given in Turkey to an important find of antique treasure; 1,900 silver coins (including 1,100 fromLycia and 14 extremely raredecadrachms) from theDelian League. They were discovered during an illegal excavation in 1984 inBayındır village, Elmalı and smuggled to the U.S. and European countries. The hoard was reassembled by William Koch with the advice of the numismatists Jeffry Spier and Jonathan Kagan, and a symposium was held to publish and exploit the information gained.[10] The efforts of the journalistÖzgen Acar and theTurkish government made the headlines in late 1990s and led to the return of the reassembled hoard. Today, the coins are on exhibit in Elmalı Museum.[11]
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Elmali".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 296.
