Country Turkey Elevation 8 m (27 ft) Postal code 17980 Population 8,012 (2013) Area code 0286 | District Ayvacık Time zone EET (UTC+2) Licence plate 17 Local time Monday 12:18 AM Province Çanakkale | |
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Küçükkuyu is a town in Çanakkale Province, Turkey
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- K kkuyu ayvac k anakkale
- Map of KC3BCC3A7ukkuyu 17980 KC3BCC3A7C3BCkC3A7etmi KC3B6yC3BC2FAyvacC4B1k2FC387anakkale Turkey
- Geography
- History
- Economy
- References
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Geography
Küçükkuyu is a belde (town) in Ayvacık district of Çanakkale Province. It is a coastal town at the north shore of the Edremit Gulf of Aegean Sea. The Greek island Lesbos is at the south west. The Ida mountains of the mythology is at the north. Distance to Ayvacık is 25 kilometres (16 mi) and to Çanakkale is 95 kilometres (59 mi) . The population of Küçükkuyu was 8012 as of 2013.
History
Küçükkuyu and surrounding is full of ruins of antiquity. According to legend, Zeus watched the battle of Troy from an altar near Küçükkuyu and Aphrodite discovered a source of healing water in Küçükkuyu. The present settlement was founded by Yörüks (nomadic Turkmens) and later Turkish refuges from Balkan countries also settled in Küçükkuyu. Küçükkuyu was declared a seat of township in 1989.
Economy
The original economic activity of Küçükkuyu was olive agriculture and fishing. But now the town is a touristic town and services to tourists constitute another portion of town revenues.