Kandilli, Zonguldak

Kandilli
Kandilli
	Town
	Coordinates: 41.34788°N 31.53643°E
Country	Turkey
Region	Black Sea
Province	Zonguldak
District	Karadeniz Ereğli
Government
• Mayor	Mehmet Kaya İpekçi
Elevation	360 m (1,180 ft)
Population (2007)
• Urban	3,046
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	67390
Area code(s)	372
Licence plate	67
Website	www.yerelnet.org.tr

Kandilli, formerly Armutçuk, is a town near Karadeniz Ereğli in Zonguldak Province, Turkey. The town was renamed in 2003 from Armutçuk.

Kandilli is located on top of a mountain about 10 km north east of Eregli 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.

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