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Antalya
The city of Antalya stretches along the bay bearing its name, and is built at
39 meters altitude on a rocky coastline. One is immediately struck by the Taurus
mountains rising to 3086 meters above this coastline, intersperesed withvalleys
of varying sizes. Land and sea everywhere meet the beaches stretching for miles
or the steep cliffs. The Taurus mountains against the blue backdrop of the sky,
the precipices and especially the caves close to the sea add another dimension
to the beauty of the region. Small and large streams emerging from the west side
of the Taurus water the plains on their journey to the Mediterranean. This translucent
running water, cascading into the sea at points along the coast, is another attractive
sight. The plant life of Antalya is extremely varied. Every kind of tropical
plant can be found along the coast. Visitors to Antalya are struck by the size
attained by the different species of cactus. When you reach the foothills of
the Taurus, you will see they are covered in the typical Mediterranean maquis,
while the forests are full of thriving oaks and pine trees. The coton and sesame
plantations and citrus and banana groves of the plains have a beauty of their
own. In Antalya the four seasons only appear on the calendar, as there is no
real winter here, so much so that when in 1985 for the first time in 60 years
snow fell, it was front page news. The summers are hot and rainless while the
other months are warm and often rainy, with a mean annual temperature of 18.7
°C. On average there is no rain for 309.5 days a year. It is very rare for the
temperature to drop below zero. During the last 40 years the highest recorded
temperature was 44.6 °C. In Antalya the average humidty rate is 64%, whereas
the seat temperatures are 17.6 °C in January, 18.0 °C in April, 27.7 °C in August
and 24.5 °C in September.
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