Bays of Turkey - Gulf of Gokova, Gulf of Saros, Gulfs of Turkey, Suvla, Gulf of Iskenderun, Gulf of Fethiye, Gulf of Izmir, Gulf of Antalya (Paperback)

Chapters: Gulf of Gokova, Gulf of Saros, Gulfs of Turkey, Suvla, Gulf of Iskenderun, Gulf of Fethiye, Gulf of Izmir, Gulf of Antalya, Gulf of Gemlik, Be ik Bay, Canakkale, Bebek Bay. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Gulf of Gokova (Turkish: ) or Gulf of Kerme (Turkish: Kerme Korfezi, Greek:, Latin: Ceramicus Sinus, English: Ceramic Gulf or Gulf of Cos), is a long (100 km), narrow gulf of the Aegean Sea between Bodrum Peninsula and Datca Peninsula in south-west Turkey. Administratively, Gulf of Gokova coastline includes portions of the districts of, clockwise, Bodrum, Milas, Mula, Ula, Marmaris and Datca. The Greek island of Kos lies along the entry into the Gulf. Bodrum, located in its northwest reaches, is the only large city on the gulf today. In ancient times, alongside Halicarnassus (modern-day Bodrum), the city of Ceramus, located midway along the gulf's northern shore and after which the gulf was named, was also an important urban center. Across Ceramus (the modern-day township of Oren, called under the name Gereme, a derivation of the ancient city's name, until recently), at a short distance from the gulf's southern shore and not far from its outlying waters, was another historical site of note, called Cedrae in ancient times, located in Sedir Island prized by visitors for its beach and of which some remains still exist. The alluvial plain, also named Gokova, which extends at the Gulf's end is the location of the townships of Akyaka and Gokova, with only a few kilometers separating the two and these settlements saw their populations increase considerably in recent years, with Akyaka especially becoming a rising center of tourism. The municipalities of both these townships were created of recent date and they depend the town of Ula, loca...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2097937