The district of Gazipaşa stands on a narrow strip of coast between the Mediterranean Sea and the high
Taurus Mountains rising steeply behind (highest point the 2253m "Deliktaş". Prehistoric animal remains (shelled sea animals) can be found at many locations in the mountains. Before these were the Taurus Mountains (
Paleozoic Age) these peaks were below the sea. The coast road is winding
Alanya, but good with four lanes in places making Gazipaşa easy to access from Antalya and Alanya. From Gazipaşa east the road is two lanes but in the process of being improved to four. It is 80 km to the next town
Anamur which takes two hours to drive). The remote rocky hillsides are home to snakes, scorpions and other wildlife such as deer, rabbits, wild boar, wild sheep and badgers. There is 50 km of coastline, half of which is sandy beach and rocky stretches with small coves that can be used for swimming. The beaches of Gazipaşa are used as nesting grounds by
loggerhead sea turtles. Construction is forbidden in these sea turtle areas. The local economy depends on agriculture and the land of the coastal strip is used for growing fruits and vegetables, especially citrus fruits and bananas. The mountainous areas have many fruit orchards and in recent years a large number of glasshouses have been built to produce crops such as cucumbers, strawberries and artichokes all year round in both locations. Some grain is grown and there is also much animal husbandry animals in the summer these animals are grazed higher in the mountains. Gazipasa has a dam (Gökçeler Barajı). There is also some forestry and fishing but only small industry. Its current mayor is Mehmet Ali Yılmaz. Gazipaşa has not experienced the tourist boom of neighbouring
Alanya but there are now efforts being made to attract tourists to the district by building a yacht marina and an international airport. Tourist attractions include some sites from antiquity, caves, beaches, the opportunity to appreciate the marvellous Taurus Mountain scenery with mountain walking or motor touring. The
Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport, opened in 2010, serves the tourist economies of
Alanya,
Anamur and
Yeşilöz.
Climate Gazipaşa has a
hot-summer Mediterranean climate (
Köppen:
Csa), with very hot, dry summers, and mild winters with heavy rain. {{Weather box | width = auto | collapsed = yes | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Gazipaşa (1991–2020) | Jan high C = 16.1 | Feb high C = 16.5 | Mar high C = 18.5 | Apr high C = 21.4 | May high C = 25.3 | Jun high C = 29.6 | Jul high C = 32.4 | Aug high C = 32.8 | Sep high C = 30.5 | Oct high C = 27.1 | Nov high C = 22.1 | Dec high C = 17.8 | year high C = 24.2 | Jan mean C = 11.0 | Feb mean C = 11.4 | Mar mean C = 13.4 | Apr mean C = 16.3 | May mean C = 20.3 | Jun mean C = 24.6 | Jul mean C = 27.6 | Aug mean C = 28.0 | Sep mean C = 25.2 | Oct mean C = 21.0 | Nov mean C = 16.1 | Dec mean C = 12.5 | year mean C = 19.0 | Jan low C = 7.1 | Feb low C = 7.1 | Mar low C = 8.6 | Apr low C = 11.2 | May low C = 15.1 | Jun low C = 19.1 | Jul low C = 22.2 | Aug low C = 22.8 | Sep low C = 19.8 | Oct low C = 15.7 | Nov low C = 11.4 | Dec low C = 8.6 | year low C = 14.1 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 176.11 | Feb precipitation mm = 109.94 | Mar precipitation mm = 83.54 | Apr precipitation mm = 40.97 | May precipitation mm = 30.65 | Jun precipitation mm = 4.12 | Jul precipitation mm = 1.12 | Aug precipitation mm = 3.08 | Sep precipitation mm = 23.33 | Oct precipitation mm = 83.12 | Nov precipitation mm = 117.75 | Dec precipitation mm = 194.59 | year precipitation mm = 868.32 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 11.4 | Feb precipitation days = 8.8 | Mar precipitation days = 7.2 | Apr precipitation days = 4.4 | May precipitation days = 3.3 | Jun precipitation days = 2.0 | Jul precipitation days = 1 | Aug precipitation days = 1.2 | Sep precipitation days = 2.3 | Oct precipitation days = 5.1 | Nov precipitation days = 6.5 | Dec precipitation days = 11.0 | year precipitation days = 64.2 | Jan humidity = 64.7 | Feb humidity = 64.1 | Mar humidity = 66.3 | Apr humidity = 68.6 | May humidity = 68.4 | Jun humidity = 64.0 | Jul humidity = 62.3 | Aug humidity = 63.5 | Sep humidity = 62.0 | Oct humidity = 61.8 | Nov humidity = 62.9 | Dec humidity = 66.3 | year humidity = 64.6 | source =
NOAA ==Composition==