Kuyucak

Infobox Settlement

settlement_type = Town
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = TUR
timezone=EET
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map_caption =Location of PAGENAME within Turkey.
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official_name = Kuyucak


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subdivision_type1=Region
subdivision_name1 = Aegean
subdivision_type2=Province
subdivision_name2 = Aydın| population_total = 31094|population_footnotes=
urban population| = 7,282
population_as_of = 2000
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elevation_m = 182|postal_code_type=Postal code
postal_code = 09
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website = http://www.kuyucak.bel.tr
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gwebsite = http://www.kuyucak.gov.tr

Kuyucak is a town and a district of Aydın Province in the Aegean region of Turkey, convert|58|km|mi|0|abbr=on from the city of Aydın on the E24 highway that connects İzmir and Denizli, convert|180|km|mi|0|abbr=on east of İzmir. Kuyucak is near the larger town of Nazilli.

Etymology

The word of Kuyucak probably comes from "kuyuçok" (means "many wells").

Geography

In the foothills of the Aydın mountains, the economy of Kuyucak is based on agriculture. The mountain districts produce olive oil, while the lowland plain of the Büyük Menderes River produces high quality oranges, figs and cotton.Kuyucak itself is a small town of 7,200 people.

Kuyucak has a typical Aegean climate, with hot summers, rainy autumns, chilly winters and sunny springs.

Transportation

There are regular buses from İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport, Nazilli and Denizli (70km to the west). The town is also on the Izmir-Denizli railway line and there is a daily train service.

History

Independence day is celebrated on the 5th of September, the date that Kuyucak was liberated at the end of the Turkish War of Independence.

Places of interest

There are a great many places of historical interest in the Aegean region, including many in the province of Aydın, although not in Kuyucak itself.

Kuyucak in popular culture

* "Kuyucaklı Yusuf" ("Yusuf of Kuyucak") is the title of a major novel published in 1937 by Sabahattin Ali about the small-town life in Turkey. The story was made into a film in 1985 by Feyzi Tuna.

External links

* [http://www.kuyucak.bel.tr the municipality]
* [http://www.kuyucak.gov.tr the district governorate]