Aydıncık has also been called "Celenderis", "Gilindire", Kelenderis (Κελενδερίς in ancient Greek). In 1228 Celenderis castle was captured from the Armenians by the Ottomans. The coast was settled by Turkish peoples. The town's name changed to Gilindere. It continued to be an important port between Anatolia and Cyprus until the beginning of the 20th century. It was renamed Aydıncık in 1965.
Aydıncık is near the Mediterranean Sea. There are a lot of beaches in Aydıncık. There are Yenikaş, Hacıbahattin, Karadere, Karaseki, Teknecik, Yeniyürük, Yeniyürükkaş, Eskiyürük, Pembecik and Duruhan villages in Aydıncık.
The remains of ancient Celenderis are very few. The ruins today are mostly covered over by the expanding modern Aydıncık. Fortifications may still be seen around the modern lighthouse near the harbor. There is a landlocked bay with its famous spring to the west at Soguksu. Here there are ancient ruins There is a bath at the head of the bay. There are also traces of archaeological debris on the peninsula at its mouth.
There is a large Roman Cenotaph with four columns from the 2nd century.
The cave of Gilindere is about an hour's ride along the coast by small boat. It is about and deep. It has attractive stone and crystal formations.
Ulrich Beck
Ulrich Beck (15 May 1944 – 1 January 2015) was a German sociologist and educator. He made the term risk society out of globalization. And made studies on democratic and cosmopolitan society. He was also a professor of sociology at the University of Munich and at the London School of Economics.
Beck was born in the Pomeranian town of Stolp (now Słupsk in Poland). He got his Ph.D. in 1972. He was married to Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim.
Beck died from a heart attack on 1 January 2015, aged 70.
Mini metro
Mini Metro or Minimetro may refer to:
Hyacinth macaw
The hyacinth macaw ("Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus"), or hyacinthine macaw, is a parrot native to central and eastern South America.
It is longer than any other species of parrot, from the top of its head to the tip of its long pointed tail it is about 100 cm (3.3 ft). It is the largest macaw and the largest flying parrot species.
Habitat loss and trapping wild birds for the pet trade has taken a heavy toll on their population in the wild, and as a result the species is classified as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List, and it is protected by its listing on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
They eat nuts from native palms. They have large, powerful beaks that can crack nuts and seeds, while their dry, smooth tongues have a bone inside them that makes them effective for tapping into fruits. The acuri nut is so hard that the parrots cannot feed on it until it has passed through the digestive system of cattle. In addition, they eat fruits and other vegetable matter. Their diet includes fruits, nuts, nectar, and various kinds of seeds. They travel for ripe food over a vast area.
This beautiful bird is endangered. In the wild its eggs are eaten by various small mammals, by vultures, and by the toucan. The hyacinth depends on the toucan, which spreads the seeds of the Manduvi tree ("Sterculia apetala") that the macaw needs for reproduction. The tree is just right for the macaw to make its nest, and there are few other places as good. The toucan disperses 83% of the tree's seeds, but also eats 53% of the macaw's eggs.
But by far, humans are the main cause of its problems. The illegal trade in fancy feathers, the pet trade and the destruction of habitat has greatly reduced its numbers.
The Three Little Pigs
"The Three Little Pigs" is a fable/fairy tale featuring three pigs. They each build houses of different materials. A big bad wolf (the villain or bad guy) is able to blow down the first two pigs' houses. The first is made of straw, the second is made of wood. But he is unable to destroy the third pig's house. This is because it is made of bricks. The moral or lesson of the story is to plan ahead. Printed versions of the story date back to the 1840s. But the story may have borrowed parts from older stories. One is "The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids" (). This is a German folktale collected as the fifth tale in Grimms' Fairy Tales in 1812. The phrases used in the story, and the various morals that can be drawn from it, have become a part of Western culture.
Walt Disney made an animated version of the story. It features the song, "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"
Ajdovščina
Ajdovščina (, ) is a small Slovenian town that is the administrative centre of the Municipality of Ajdovščina (). It is an economic and cultural centre of the Vipava Valley (), southwestern Slovenia, near the border with Italy.
The municipality of Ajdovščina was established on 10 March 1994. Its administrative centre is the town of Ajdovščina.
The municipality has an area , and a population, in 2017, of 19,093: 9,659 men and 9,434 women. Its population density is of inhabitants/km.
The highest point in the municipality is the "Veliki Golak" mountain () in Predmeja near the border with the municipality of Nova Gorica; it is high. The lowest point is on the Vipava river to the south of the village of Batuje – lying at above sea level. The average altitude at the town of Ajdovščina is .
The main river in the municipality or that flows through it is the Vipava. The "Hubelj" river, a right tributary of the Vipava, is a short stream that divides the town of Ajdovščina in two large parts: Ajdovščina itself and Šturje.
The municipality of Ajdovščina is surrounded by the following municipalities: Idrija to the north and east, Postojna to the southeast, Vipava to the south, Komen to the southwest and Nova Gorica to the west.
Mild winters and hot summers are typical of the Vipava Valley. The average (or mean) July temperature in Ajdovščina, is and the average winter temperature is . The average annual rainfall in the Vipava Valley is . The Bora wind is a characteristic wind of the valley which is more common during winter; it is a cold and strong wind.
There are 45 settlements () in the municipality; the main is Ajdovščina, which is the administrative centre of the municipality.
The municipality of Ajdovščina is twinned with:
Statistical regions of Slovenia
The statistical regions of Slovenia (, singular: ) are 12 administrative sub-divisions (NUTS 3 level) created in Slovenia on May 2005 for legal and statistical purposes.
In total there are 12 statistical regions in Slovenia. These 12 statistical regions are grouped in two groups (NUTS-2 level): Eastern Slovenia () and Western Slovenia ()
From 1 January 2015, the name of the Spodnjeposavska statistical region changes to Posavska and the name of Notranjsko-kraška to Primorsko-notranjska.
Heth
Heth (also spelled Khet, Kheth, Chet, Cheth, or Het) is the eighth letter of the Hebrew and Arabic alphabets.
Teth
Teth, (also Tet), is the ninth letter from Masha and the Bear and of the Hebrew alphabet.
Goriška Statistical Region
The Goriška Statistical Region or Gorizia Statistical Region () is a statistical region in western Slovenia, along the border with Italy.
The region was created in 2005 for statistical purposes only. The western Julian Alps, the Soča river and the fertile Vipava Valley are the most recognizable natural geographic characteristics of the region.
Bobby Moynihan
Robert Michael Moynihan Jr. (born January 31, 1977) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian and writer. He was on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" from 2008 to 2017. He also stars as Panda in the 2015 Cartoon Network series "We Bare Bears". In August 2016, he married actress Brynn O'Malley. They had their first child in July 2017.
Ratchet &amp; Clank (movie)