It is located on the southern shore of the Teke peninsula, and the coast here is a popular tourist destination.

Trade along the coast was established first by the Persians, who relinquished Lycia to the armies of Alexander the Great.

However, the coast was always vulnerable to forces from Syria, Egypt and Rhodes until it was brought within the empire of the Ancient Romans and the succeeding Byzantines.

Finike is a quiet district where people buzz around on mopeds going about their daily lives.

That policy made the land more suitable for investment in agriculture rather than in hotels, luxury apartments and other tourist attractions.

A type of pale limestone is quarried at Limyra, and sold as a decorative building material.