Marmaris
Marmaris | |
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District and municipality | |
Coordinates: 36°51′N 28°16′E / 36.850°N 28.267°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Muğla |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mehmet Oktay (CHP) |
Area | 906 km2 (350 sq mi) |
Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
Population (2022)[1] | 97,818 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Postal code | 48700 |
Area code | 0252 |
Website | www |
Marmaris (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾmaɾis]) is a municipality and district of Muğla Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 906 km2,[3] and its population is 97,818 (2022).[1] It is a port city and tourist resort on the Mediterranean coast, along the shoreline of the Turkish Riviera.
Although Marmaris is known for its honey, its main source of income is international tourism. It is located between two intersecting sets of mountains by the sea, though following a construction boom in the 1980s, little is left of the sleepy fishing village that Marmaris was until the late 20th century.
As an adjunct to the tourism industry, Marmaris is also a centre for sailing and diving, possessing two major and several smaller marinas. It is a popular wintering location for hundreds of cruising boaters.
Dalaman Airport is an hour's drive to the east.
Ferries operate from Marmaris to Rhodes and Symi in Greece.[4]
Etymology
During the period of the
History
Antiquity
It is not certain when Marmaris was founded but in the 6th century BC the site was known as Physkos (
According to the historian
Ottoman period
In the later Middle Ages, Marmaris formed part of the
In 1798, Admiral Nelson assembled his fleet in the harbour at Marmaris before setting sail for Egypt and the Battle of the Nile which put an end to Napoleon's ambitions in the Mediterranean.[7]
In 1801, a British force of 120 ships under Admiral Keith and 14,000 troops under General Abercromby anchored in the bay for eight weeks, using the time to train and resupply ready their mission to end the French campaign in Egypt and Syria.[8]
Modern times
Throughout Ottoman rule, Marmaris retained its majority Greek population up until the end of World War I. In the aftermath of the 1919-1922 Greco-Turkish War and the subsequent population exchange, the majority Greek population of Marmaris left for Greece and the town was settled by Turkish migrants from the Balkans. The two Fethiye earthquakes of 1957 almost completely destroyed the city. Only the castle and the historic buildings surrounding it were left undamaged.[citation needed]
Renovation work on the castle started in 1979. Under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, it was converted into a museum with seven galleries, the largest of them used as an exhibition hall. The courtyard is full of seasonal flowers. Built at the same time as the castle, there is also a small
There were many forest fires in the early 2020s.[9]
Tourism
Marmaris is now a major package-holiday destination popular in particular with British visitors. Although adjacent İçmeler is theoretically a separate resort, these days the two more or less run into each other.
Most visitors to Marmaris come for the beaches and watersports. There are also popular cruises that take in islands in the surrounding bay, including Sedir Island (Turkish: Sedir Adası), commonly known as Cleopatra's Island, which is famous for its soft, white - and now protected - sand. Summer visitors can also take day trips to the Greek islands of Symi and Rhodes.
Archaeology
In 2018, archaeologists discovered the 2300 year-old pyramid-shaped tomb of the ancient Greek
Natural history
Nimara Cave was declared a protected area in 1999. It shelters trogloxene butterflies, identical to those living in Fethiye's Butterfly Valley (Turkish: Kelebekler Vadisi).[20]
The Marmaris peninsula is the westernmost habitat for
Composition
There are 25
Climate
Marmaris has a
Climate data for Marmaris (1991-2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
28.4 (83.1) |
31.0 (87.8) |
36.0 (96.8) |
42.2 (108.0) |
43.1 (109.6) |
45.5 (113.9) |
40.7 (105.3) |
39.0 (102.2) |
31.6 (88.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
45.5 (113.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
31.8 (89.2) |
34.9 (94.8) |
35.0 (95.0) |
31.4 (88.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.7 (51.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.4 (61.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.1 (84.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
8.6 (47.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
1.4 (34.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
5.5 (41.9) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 255.98 (10.08) |
178.92 (7.04) |
125.74 (4.95) |
73.3 (2.89) |
29.04 (1.14) |
6.38 (0.25) |
5.6 (0.22) |
0.76 (0.03) |
22.1 (0.87) |
87.92 (3.46) |
182.3 (7.18) |
289.01 (11.38) |
1,257.05 (49.49) |
Average rainy days | 11.4 | 10.3 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 11.2 | 68 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 127.1 | 137.2 | 192.2 | 222 | 285.2 | 324 | 344.1 | 328.6 | 273 | 217 | 144 | 111.6 | 2,706 |
Source: NOAA[23] |
Sports
The Final Four matches of the 2013 Men's European Volleyball League were held in the Amiral Orhan Aydın Sports Hall in Marmaris from July 13 to 14,.[24]
The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey (Turkish: Cumhurbaşkanlığı Bisiklet Turu) is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held each spring.
Every year in late October Marmaris hosts a regatta attracting domestic and international boats and crews.
International relations
Twin towns/sister cities
Marmaris is
See also
References
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External links
- Marmaris travel guide from Wikivoyage