Type: | municipality |
Kandilli | |
Coordinates: | 41.3479°N 31.5364°W |
Province: | Zonguldak |
District: | Ereğli |
Population Total: | 2573 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Elevation M: | 360 |
Postal Code: | 67390 |
Area Code: | 0372 |
Leader Party: | CHP |
Leader Name: | Mustafa Aydın |
Kandilli (before 2003: Armutçuk)[1] is a town in Ereğli District, Zonguldak Province, Turkey.[2] Its population is 2,573 (2022).[3]
Kandilli is located on top of a mountain about 10 km north east of Karadeniz Ereğli and about 40 km west of Zonguldak city. It is about 1 km from the coast of the Black Sea but due to the precipitous cliffs it is not readily accessible. Kandilli used to have a small port facility at the bottom of the cliffs which was accessible using a funicular railway contraption which was still operable as of 2002.
The main industry of the town is a coal mine producing black coal. A railway exists from Kandilli to the port at Eregli but is not in use. The route of the railway is scenic and has been suggested by local entrepreneurs as a possible tourist railway.