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Gündoğmuş | |
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 Map showing Gündoğmuş District in Antalya Province | |
  Gündoğmuş Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates:36°48′44″N31°59′57″E / 36.81222°N 31.99917°E /36.81222; 31.99917 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Antalya |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ali Gülen (AKP) |
Area | 1,175 km2 (454 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 7,188 |
| • Density | 6.117/km2 (15.84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0242 |
| Website | www |
Gündoğmuş (Turkish:[ˈɟyndoːmuʃ]) is a municipality anddistrict ofAntalya Province,Turkey.[2] Its area is 1,175 km2,[3] and its population is 7,188 (2022).[1] It is 182 km from the city ofAntalya, off the road fromAkseki toManavgat.
The town was previously a village namedEksere in the district ofAkseki and was renamed Gündoğmuş in 1936.
Gündoğmuş stands in the foothills of the mountainGeyik Dağı, in the westernTaurus Mountains. The mountainside is forested and the districted is split by the Alara River. The district has a warmMediterranean climate with coolish winters due to the altitude.
Today this is an impoverished rural district as the nearby Mediterranean coast has drawn away successive generations in search of jobs in the tourist industry. The local economy depends on forestry, and money earned from seasonal jobs picking cotton or working in tourism in other parts of Turkey. There is no industry and little agriculture on this steep hillside, although grazing animals and beekeeping are important sources of income. Parts of the hillside are terraced for planting, but this is mainly vegetables for use at home.
Gündoğmuş is a small town with a high school and a boarding school for children from the most remote villages.[4]
This area has been occupied since antiquity, and the site of the modern town of Gündoğmuş was settled by theancient Romans. There were forest fires in 2021.[5]
There are 29neighbourhoods in Gündoğmuş District:[6]
Antique sites in the district include the town ofKazayir (nearTaşahır on the main road to Antalya); the ruins ofKese near the village ofSenir; the ruins ofGedfi 11 km south of the town of Gündoğmuş; the ruins onSinek Mountain, 15 km (9 mi) east of Gundogmus, near the village ofPembelik; and many more.
The town of Gündoğmuş itself has anOttoman Empire period mosque dedicated toCem Sultan, an Ottoman prince who was at one time governor of this area.
And of course the area provides many opportunities for climbing, mountain walking and picnics in the forest.
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