Küçükköy, Ayvalık

Neighbourhood in Ayvalık, Balıkesir, Turkey

Küçükköy

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Street in Sarımsaklı

Küçükköy

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Coordinates: 39°17′24″N 26°41′13″E﻿ / ﻿39.29000°N 26.68694°E﻿ / 39.29000; 26.68694
Country| Turkey
Province| Balıkesir
District| Ayvalık
Population

(2022)

| 1,105
Time zone| UTC+3 (TRT)

Küçükköy is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Ayvalık, Balıkesir Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 11,405 (2022).[2] It includes the beach area Sarımsaklı.

View from the Sea

## History[edit]

Gateluzio, Prince of the Lesbos Island and a taxpayer to the Ottoman Empire, delayed his payments and Mehmed the Conqueror sent the Ottoman Navy to the island. Lesbos Island was conquered and annexed by the Ottoman Empire. For the first time in the history of Sarimsakli, a battalion of Janissary was engarrisoned in order to monitor the activities near the island and on the shore of Anatolia.

The Turkish people who arrived from Yugoslavia and Greece were settled mainly in this area.

## Geography[edit]

The Beach of Sarımsaklı is one of the longest in Turkey. It hosts thousands of domestic and foreign tourists every year. The region boasts a Mediterranean climate.

## See also[edit]

* Ayvalık Islands
* Marinas in Turkey

## References[edit]

1. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Cunda Island
* Panoramic pictures of island Tr
* AYKUSAD, Ayvalık Association of Culture and Arts (Turkish)
* Pictures of Ayvalık

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Neighbourhoods of Ayvalık District

* 150 Evler
* Akçapınar
* Ali Çetin Kaya
* Altınova
* Bağyüzü
* Beşiktepe
* Bulutçeşme
* Çakmak
* Çamoba
* Fethiye
* Fevzipaşa-Vehbibey
* Gazi Kemal Paşa
* Hacıveliler
* Hamdibey
* Hayrettinpaşa
* İsmetpaşa
* Karaayıt
* Kazım Karabekir
* Kırcalar
* Küçükköy
* Mithatpaşa
* Murateli
* Mutlu
* Namıkkemal
* Odaburnu
* Sahilkent
* Sakarya
* Sefaçamlık
* Tıfıllar
* Türközü
* Üçkabaağaç
* Yeniköy
* Yenimahalle
* Zekibey

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