Si te : Kalkan Coun try : Turkey C ON TE N TS OF TH E F I L E Synthesis Architectural typologies present Country’s approved significant sites History and general information Current state of vitality and preservation Transformation process Interventions and rehabilitation programmes Bibliography Lexicon SYNTHESIS Kalkan is a county of Kas within the boundaries of Antalya province. Tourism currently represents the most important sector of the town’s economy. The original settlement pattern is surrounded by the visual completeness of the natural f ormations around it. Countr map y Regional scale Local sc ale ARCHITEC TURAL TYPOLOGIES PRESENT Hall type Saki z type THE COUN TRY’S APPROVED SIGNIFICANT SI TES Detail of the urban fabric Izmir Foça Bodrum Mugla Kalkan Antalya Burdur Antakya This project is financed by the MEDA programme of the European Union. The opinions expressed in the present document do not necessarily reflect the position of the European Union or of its member States. 1/3 Ka lk an HISTORY AND GENERAL INFOR MATION It was not a settlement in Antiquity, though it is rich in terms of ruins in its environs, such as Patara, Xanthos and Antiphellos. It was an active trading port during the Ottoman period. Surface ar ea of the site 3.2 km² Geographical co-ordinates Lat.: 36°16' north – Long.: 29°25' east Height above sea l evel 0-100 m Lithology Population 1,918 inhab. Population densit y Average annual maximum temperatures 23.9° Average annual minimum temperatures 15.7° Averag e of maximum temp eratures 33.1° during the hottest month for 10 year s Averag e of minimum temperatur es during 8.4° the coldest month for 10 years Averag e rainfall 651.9 mm Averag e number of days of rain p er year 85.4 Specifi c ch aracteri stics It was awarded conservation status as an urban site as a result of a ruling in 1982 by the High Council of Monuments and Immovable Cultural Properties. Traditional economic activities Fishing. New economic activities Tourism and fishing. Temperat ure and rainf all graphic Site’s communications with its terr itor y Highway: Fethiye, Antalya. This project is financed by the MEDA programme of the European Union. The opinions expressed in the present document do not necessarily reflect the position of the European Union or of its member States. 2/3 Ka lk an CURRENT STATE OF VI TALI TY AND PRESERVATION Kalkan is one of the settlements on the Fethiye-Antalya coast to have kept its original traditional characteristics until the recent past. As it was awarded conservation status at an early stage, preservation can be effected before serious damage occurs. However, in recent years tourism has grown with a corresponding demand for large numbers of new constructions, which are replicas of the traditional houses. TRANSFOR MATION PR OCESS Kalkan was an active trading port in the 19th century, but gradually decreased in importance until recent years when, with the construction of the highway between Antalya and Fethiye, it became popular as a tourist centre. INTERVEN TIONS AND REHABILI TATION PROGRAMMES Kalkan was awarded conservation status on 6th February 1982 by the High Council of Monuments and Immovable Cultural Properties. Construction work is still regulated by Antalya Regional Council for the Preservation of Cultural and Natural Properties, as the conservation plan has not yet been prepared. Contacts BIBLIOGRAPHY LEXICON File created: 23/02/01 File last modified: 03/05/01 This project is financed by the MEDA programme of the European Union. The opinions expressed in the present document do not necessarily reflect the position of the European Union or of its member States. 3/3.