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Atakent

A settlement in Turkey

Neighbourhood in Silifke, Mersin, Turkey

36°24′04″N 34°03′36″E / 36.40111°N 34.06000°E / 36.40111; 34.06000CountryTurkeyProvinceMersinDistrictSilifkeElevation

15 m (49 ft)Population

(2022)

8,195Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code

33990

Area code0324

Atakent is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silifke, Mersin Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 8,195 (2022).^[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).^[3]^[4]

Geography

Atakent is a Mediterranean coastal town. Alluvial plains of Silifke lie in the west of the town and hilly coastline is in the east of the town. The town is on the D 400 highway. The distance to Mersin is 67 km (42 mi) and to Silifke is 15 km (9.3 mi).

History

The ruins of the historical town of Korasion which had been founded by Flavius Uranius, the governor of Roman Province Isauria between 367−375, is on the north east of the town. The ruins of Hellenistic and Roman settlement Karakabaklı are to the north. The new town is actually formed by a merger of four Turkmen villages in 1987. Now the former villages are quarters of the town.^[5] Susanoğlu quarter is at the east and Kapızlı quarter is at the west.

Economy

The main activity in Atakent with wide sandy beaches is tourism. Boarding houses and campings as well as newer hotels and clubs attract domestic tourists. Agriculture, especially forced crop agriculture is also an important activity. Fruits, like strawberries are well known products of Atakent.

References

^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
^ "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
^ "Flami̇ngo7 Tati̇l Köyü". Archived from the original on 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2010-08-16.