title: Manavgat
text: Manavgat is a municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,351 km2, and its population is 252,941 (2022). It is  from the city of Antalya. The Manavgat River has a waterfall near the city.
  
  Geography
  Between the Taurus Mountains to the north, and the sandy beaches of the Mediterranean coast, much of the district is surrounded by a flat plain. This is mostly fertile farmland and agriculture is well-developed in Manavgat, keeping livestock and growing crops including grains, sesame and many fruits and vegetables; in recent years olives have also been planted. There is no industry except for food-processing, so apart from agriculture the local economy depends on tourism. 
  
  The mountains are covered with forests and typical Mediterranean shrubs, there are small plains higher in the mountains too, traditionally used for summer grazing by the yörük nomads. Manavgat has a Mediterranean climate of hot, dry summers and warm, wet winters; the temperature rarely drops to freezing. The district is irrigated by the Manavgat River, and has two dams for hydro-electric power. In 2001 plans began to export water from these reservoirs to Israel and other Mediterranean countries including Malta and Cyprus; as of 2006 these plans are on hold.
  
  History
  The ancient cities of Side and Selge date back to the 6th century BC. Manavgat was taken over by the Seljuk Turks in 1220 and the Ottoman Empire in 1472.The town also has a castle named "Zindan Kalesi"literally Dungeon Castle in English.
  
  Tourism
  With  of hot, sunny coastline, much of it sandy beaches, with a long river and the waterfall, well-protected countryside including mountains and forests, Manavgat has an important tourist industry. There is plenty of accommodation on the coastline and many places to explore including historical sites, rivers, streams and caves. And there is the sea itself including the odd experience of swimming from fresh water into the salt sea at the rivermouth. Predictably the cuisine includes fish from the Mediterranean. 
  The villages of Kumköy and Ilıca on the coast are particularly lively.
  
  Places of interest
   Köprülü Canyon - in the middle of a forested national park; the canyon is popular for river-rafting.
   The antique cities of:
   Side, with its theatre and port.
  Seleucia (Pamphylia) - visited by Alexander the Great
  Selge
  Manavgat Waterfall, and another smaller waterfall on the river.
  Oymapinar Dam
  Tilkiler Cave
  
  Composition
  There are 106 neighbourhoods in Manavgat District:
  
   Ahmetler
   Aksaz
   Altınkaya
   Aşağıhisar
   Aşağıışıklar
   Aşağıpazarcı
   Aydınevler
   Bahçelievler
   Ballıbucak
   Belenobası
   Bereket
   Beşkonak
   Beydiğin
   Boztepe
   Bucakşeyhler
   Büklüce
   Burmahan
   Çağlayan
   Çakış
   Çaltepe
   Çardakköy
   Çavuşköy
   Çayyazı
   Çeltikçi
   Çenger
   Cevizler
   Çolaklı
   Değirmenözü
   Demirciler
   Denizkent
   Denizyaka
   Dikmen
   Doğançam
   Dolbazlar
   Düzağaç
   Emek
   Eski Hisar
   Evrenleryavşı
   Evrenseki
   Gaziler
   Gebece
   Gençler
   Gültepe
   Gündoğdu
   Güzelyalı
   Hacıali
   Hacıisalı
   Hacıobası
   Halitağalar
   Hatipler
   Hocalar
   Hocalı
   Ilıca
   Kadılar
   Kalemler
   Karabucak
   Karabük
   Karacalar
   Karakaya
   Karaöz
   Karavca
   Kasaplar
   Kavaklı
   Kırkkavak
   Kısalar
   Kızılağaç
   Kızıldağ
   Kızılot
   Milli Egemenlık
   Mimarsinan
   Namaras
   Odaönü
   Örenşehir
   Örnek
   Oymapınar
   Perakende
   Sağırin
   Salkım Evler
   Salur
   Sanayi
   Saraçlı
   Sarılar
   Şelale
   Sevinçköy
   Seydiler
   Side
   Sırtköy
   Şişeler
   Sorgun
   Sülek
   Taşağıl
   Taşkesiği
   Tepeköy
   Tilkiler
   Ulukapı
   Uzunkale
   Uzunlar
   Yalçıdibi
   Yavrudoğan
   Yayla
   Yaylaalan
   Yeniköy
   Yeşilbağ
   Yukarıhisar
   Yukarıışıklar
   Yukarıpazarcı
  
  Gallery
  
  External links 
  
   Manavgat - Manavgat Excellent Photos
   Some 50 pictures of the town
   Side-Manavgat - Side and Manavgat
   Titreyengol.com - Titreyengöl in Manavgat
  
  References
  
  Turkish Riviera
  Populated places in Antalya Province
  Districts of Antalya Province
   
  Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey