Küçükkuyu, Ayvacık

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 [1] as of 2013.

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.[2] The present settlement was founded by Yörüks (nomadic Turkmens) and later Turkish refugees from Balkan countries also settled in Küçükkuyu. Küçükkuyu was declared a seat of township in 1989.

Waterfall near Küçükkuyu

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.