Why visit Elmalı
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 4 parks and trails, 5 places to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Akarassos, Elmalı Müzesi and Topdağ Mesire Alanı.
Weather in Elmalı
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About Elmalı
Elmalı is a municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. It covers an area of 1,433 km2, and as of 2022, its population was 40,774. It lies about 35 km (22 mi) inland, near the town of Korkuteli and 110 km (68 mi) west of the city of Antalya.
From the Wikipedia article Elmalı (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Elmalı on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks2
Akarassos
Monument and historic site
Ancient city in Asia Minor landscape Kabalia
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Restaurants and cafes5
Where to stay1
History
Excavations, by Machteld Mellink from Bryn Mawr College, of the burial mounds of Semahöyük and Müren 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 of Lycia, and the Lycian Way trade route came through here. It was a small town of Asia Minor in the vilayet of Konia in the Ottoman era, then the administrative centre of the ancient Lycia, but not itself corresponding to any known ancient city.
The plain was subsequently controlled by the Ancient Romans, Byzantines, and the Seljuk Turks. The town was the headquarters of Beylik of Teke clan of Anatolian beyliks when it was brought into the Ottoman Empire at the time of Sultan Bayezid 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.
From the History section of Elmalı on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship8
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries11
Healthcare14
Map of Elmalı
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Getting there and nearby towns
Antalya Airport (AYT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 80 km away.
- Gökpınar 4 km northeast, about 4 min by car
- Düdenköy 6 km south, about 6 min by car
- Eymir 8 km south, about 8 min by car
- Bayraklar 11 km south, about 11 min by car
- Eskihisar 11 km northwest, about 11 min by car
- Salur 12 km west, about 12 min by car
- Gölova 13 km northeast, about 13 min by car
- Tekkeköy 14 km south, about 14 min by car
- Antalya 72 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Muratpaşa 77 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Historic streets of Elmalı, Antalya, Elmalili, CC BY 2.5
- Elmalığ ömer paşa cami, Mustafa yumrutaş, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, doriel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, doriel, CC BY-SA 4.0
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