Narlıkuyu
{{Infobox Turkey place
| type = neighbourhood
| province = Mersin
| district = Silifke
| name = Narlıkuyu
| population_total = 2476
| population_as_of = 2022
| coordinates = {{coord|36|27|N|34|07|E|region:TR|display=inline,title}}
| image_skyline = Narlıkuyu, Mersin Province, Turkey.JPG
| image_caption = Narlıkuyu bay
|elevation_m = 25
|postal_code = 33940
|area_code = 0324
}}
Narlıkuyu ({{IPA|tr|naɾ'lɯ'kuju}};{{Cite web|title="Narlıkuyu" anlamı ve okunuşu|url=http://trttelaffuz.com/kelime/17195|access-date=2020-11-26|website=trttelaffuz.com}} {{Literal translation|pomegranate well}} in Turkish) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silifke, Mersin Province, Turkey.[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023. Its population is 2,476 (2022).{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports|url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=en |access-date=12 July 2023|publisher=TÜİK|language=en|format=XLS}} Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).{{Cite web |title=Law No. 6360|url=https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2012/12/20121206-1.htm |date=6 December 2012 |work=Official Gazette|language=tr}}{{Cite web |title=Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units|url=https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2010/09/20100912-1-1.doc |date=12 September 2010|work=Official Gazette|language=tr|format=DOC}}
History
File:Hasanaliler Church, Mersin Province, Turkey.jpg
A small 4th century building, once part of a bath and baptism complex financed by Poimenios of Corycus, survives to the present in the area (see Narlıkuyu Museum).
The name of the area was recorded as Porto Calamie ({{Literal translation|reeds harbor}} in Italian) by Italian cartographers during the 15th century. The earliest modern record of the settlement has been made by the Turkish Statistical Institute in 1980 as Narlıdere. Previously the settlement consisted of a deserted bay and a few houses, but in 1994 the municipal organization was established under the name of Narlıkuyu.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Narlıkuyu|url=https://nisanyanmap.com/?yer=37908&haritasi=narl%C4%B1kuyu|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 February 2023|website=Index Anatolicus|language=tr}}
Geography
Narlıkuyu is situated on the Mediterranean coast, located {{convert|65|km}} south west of Mersin. It is on the Mersin Antalya highway between two districts of Mersin; Erdemli and Silifke.
The town has many popular fishing restaurants,{{cite web | url=http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/go/med/kizkalesi/narlikuyu.html | title=Narlıkuyu, Turkey Guide }} located around a small bay famous for its unusually cool and fresh water, fed by underground freshwater streams.
Administration
The township was established in 1994 with the fusion of several small villages.
See also
References and notes
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Category:Populated coastal places in Turkey
Category:Seaside resorts in Turkey