Aydıncık, Mersin
Aydıncık | |
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District and municipality | |
Map showing Aydıncık District in Mersin Province | |
| Coordinates: 36°08′30″N 33°19′04″E / 36.14167°N 33.31778°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Mersin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Özkan Kılıçarpa (CHP) |
Area | 352 km2 (136 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 11,468 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 33840 |
| Area code | 0324 |
| Website | www |
Aydıncık is a municipality and district of Mersin Province, Turkey. Its area is 352 km2, and its population is 11,468 (2022). It is on the Mediterranean coast, 173 km (107 mi) from Mersin and 325 km (202 mi) from Antalya.
Aydıncık has also been called in Armenian Կելենդերիդա, and Gilindire, from Kelenderis (Greek: Κελένδερις).
This remote coastline is mostly unspoilt and 38 kilometers long, including some sandy beach, and the town of Aydıncık is spread along the coast near a small point, Sancak Burnu.