Milas
Milas | |
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District and municipality | |
Coordinates: 37°19′N 27°47′E / 37.317°N 27.783°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Muğla |
Government | |
• Mayor | Muhammet Tokat (CHP) |
Area | 2,067 km2 (798 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | 147,416 |
• Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Postal code | 48200 |
Area code | 0252 |
Website | www |
Milas (
Milas is focused on
Milas district has a total coastline length of 150 km, both to the north-west in the Gulf of Güllük and to the south along the Gulf of Gökova, and to these should be added the shores of Lake Bafa in the north divided between the district area of Milas and that of Aydın district of Söke.
Along with the province seat of Muğla and the province's southernmost district of Fethiye, Milas is among the prominent settlements of south-west Turkey, these three centers being on a par with each other in terms of all-year population and the area their depending districts cover. Milas center is situated on a fertile plain at the foot of Mount Sodra, on and around which sizable quarries of white marble are found and have been used since very ancient times.
Etymology
The name Mylasa, with the old Anatolian ending in -asa is evidence of very early foundation. On the basis of the -mil syllable found also in the name the Lycians called themselves Trmili, a theory connects the name of Mylasa with the passage of the Lycians from Miletus, also claimed to be a Lycian foundation under the name Millawanda by Ephorus, to their final home in the south.[citation needed] But there is nothing else to suggest a Lycian origin for the name Mylasa.[6] Stephanus of Byzantium in his Ethnica says that the city took its name from a certain Mylasus, son of Chrysaor and a descendant of Sisyphus and Aeolus, an explanation some sources deem unsubstantial for a Carian city.[7]
History
The city's earliest historical mention is at the beginning of the 7th century BC, when a
Persian period
Under
Hecatomnid dynasty
The
Roman period
In 40 BCE Mylasa suffered great damage when it was taken by
Christian era
Among the ancient
Turkish era
Beys of Menteşe
Milas and the surrounding region (the Byzantine
Ottoman rule
Milas, together with the entire
From 1867 until 1922, Milas was part of the
Climate
Milas has a
with very hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters.Climate data for Milas (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
33.5 (92.3) |
36.8 (98.2) |
36.7 (98.1) |
32.6 (90.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.1 (84.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
14.4 (57.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
9.3 (48.7) |
6.7 (44.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 144.95 (5.71) |
106.69 (4.20) |
75.72 (2.98) |
53.39 (2.10) |
31.77 (1.25) |
9.17 (0.36) |
3.09 (0.12) |
4.09 (0.16) |
19.42 (0.76) |
55.51 (2.19) |
98.65 (3.88) |
123.67 (4.87) |
726.12 (28.59) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.2 | 8.6 | 7 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 9.4 | 61.3 |
Average relative humidity (%)
|
72.0 | 69.5 | 66.4 | 64.0 | 60.1 | 51.5 | 47.7 | 51.4 | 56.7 | 64.5 | 70.7 | 73.8 | 62.5 |
Source: NOAA[17] |
Sights of interest
The Mausoleum of Hecatomnus was discovered in 2010 when men were arrested for illegal digging for antiquities. A marble sarcophagus and numerous frescoes were discovered in the tomb, although it was believed many relics had already been taken from the tomb and sold on the black market.[18] Recently a golden crown from the tomb has been identified and agreed to be returned to Turkey.[19] The tomb is very important for understanding of Carian art and craftsmanship as it was built by their best architects and sculptors and was a predecessor of the magnificent Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.
The walls surrounding the temenos of one of the temples dedicated to one of the Zeus (probably Zeus Osogoa and built in the first century BC) are still visible, as well as a row of columns.
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Shores ofMount Latmus.
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The Kızıl Han, a caravanserai, is a two story structure and one of two hans surviving in Beçin. It is plain and unimposing, and is partially ruined with its upper floor collapsed.
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Milas Dörttepe coast
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Kutlak in Milas
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Milas is a popular destination in Turkish Riviera
The eighteenth-century English traveller Richard Pococke relates, in his Travels, having seen the temple of Augustus here; its materials have since partially been taken by Turks to build a mosque.
One of the two ancient symbols of the town is "Baltalıkapı" (Gate with an axe), a well-preserved Roman gate called as due to the eponymous double-headed axe (labrys) carved into a keystone.
There is also a two-storied monumental Roman tomb dating from the 2nd century AD, called "Gümüşkesen" today and which gives its name to a whole quarter of Milas, and referred to as "Dystega" in some dated sources. This monument is most likely a simplified copy of the famous tomb of Mausolus in Halicarnassus.
There are a number of historical Turkish buildings in Milas, dating from both the
Milas carpets and rugs woven of wool have been internationally famous for centuries and bear typical features. In our day, they are no longer produced in the city of Milas, but rather in a dozen villages around Milas. For the whole territory of Milas district, up to 7000 weavers' looms remain active, either full-time or at intervals following the demand, which remains quite lively both in Turkey and abroad.
At a distance of 14 km. from Milas center, set on a steep hillside and surrounded by pine forests is the ancient Carian cult center of
Gökçeler Canyon and İncirliin Cave inside the canyon are visitor attractions.
Composition
There are 132
- Ağaçlıhüyük
- Akçakaya
- Akçalı
- Akkovanlık
- Akyol
- Alaçam
- Alatepe
- Aslanyaka
- Avşar
- Aydınlık Evler
- Bafa
- Bağdamları
- Baharlı
- Bahçe
- Bahçeburun
- Balcılar
- Bayırköy
- Beçin
- Beyciler
- Boğaziçi
- Bozalan
- Bozbük
- Burgaz
- Çakıralan
- Çallı
- Çamköy
- Çamlıbelen
- Çamlıca
- Çamlıyurt
- Çamovalı
- Çandır
- Çiftlikköy
- Çınarlı
- Çökertme
- Çomakdağ Kızılağaç
- Çukurköy
- Cumhuriyet
- Damlıboğaz
- Danişment
- Demirciler
- Dereköy
- Derince
- Dibekdere
- Dörttepe
- Eğridere
- Ekinanbarı
- Ekindere
- Emek
- Epçe
- Etrenli
- Fesliğen
- Gazi-Firuz Paşa
- Gökbel
- Gökçeler
- Göldere
- Gölyaka
- Güllük
- Gümüşlük
- Güneş
- Günlük
- Gürçamlar
- Gürceğiz
- Hacıahmetler
- Hacıapti
- Hacıilyas
- Hasanlar
- Hayıtlı-Ahmet Çavuş
- Hisarbaşı Hocabedrettin
- Hisarcık
- Hüsamlar
- İçme
- İkizköy
- İkiztaş
- İsmetpaşa
- Kafaca
- Kalemköy
- Kalınağıl
- Kandak
- Kapıkırı
- Karacaağaç
- Karacahisar
- Karahayıt
- Karakuyu
- Karapınar
- Kargıcak
- Karşıyaka
- Kayabaşı
- Kayabükü
- Kayadere
- Kazıklı
- Kemikler
- Ketendere
- Kılavuz
- Kırcağız
- Kısırlar
- Kıyıkışlacık
- Kızılağaç
- Kızılcakuyu
- Kızılcayıkık
- Konak
- Korucuk
- Koruköy
- Köşkköy
- Küçükdibekdere
- Kultak
- Kurudere
- Kuzyaka
- Menteş
- Meşelik
- Narhisar
- Olukbaşı
- Ören
- Ortaköy
- Ovakışlacık
- Pınararası
- Pınarcık
- Pınarköy
- Sakarkaya
- Sarıkaya
- Savran
- Sekköy
- Selimiye
- Şenköy
- Şevketiye
- Söğütçük
- Türkevleri
- Tuzabat
- Ulaş
- Yakaköy
- Yaşyer
- Yoğunoluk
- Yusufca
Notable people from Milas
- Hecatomnus; Founder of the Hecatomnid dynasty,
- Persian Empire, virtual ruler of Caria between 377-352 BC, builder of the famous Mausoleum of Halicarnassus.
- Sephardic Jewcommunity leader and social activist.
- Turhan Selçuk: Turkish cartoonist. Creator of the fictional character Abdülcanbaz and the homonymous serial comics.
Picture gallery
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Milas Atatürk Boulevard in 2007
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Milas Mansion
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Milas Bazaar, Milas Çarşısı
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Milas inner city in 2007
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Old houses in Milas
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Kutlak Milas
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Milas Baltalı Kapı Axe
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Typical chimneys of local style
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Milas Cultural Centre
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Milas Grand Mosque (Ulu Cami)
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Milas Ulu Cami script above entrance - built by Ahmed Ghazi Bey
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Milas Firuz Paşa Camii From garden
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Milas Firuz Paşa Camii Front
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Milas Firuz Paşa Camii Main entrance
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Milas Aga Mosque
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Milas Belen Camii
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Milas Belen Camii Kitabe
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Milas Zeus Karios Temple
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Temple of Augustus (Uzunyuva)
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Sketch of Gümüşkesen, 1866
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Gümüşkesen chambered tomb monument in Milas, built during the city'sMausoleum of Mausolus
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Gümüşkesen detail of ceiling
See also
Footnotes
- ^ TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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- ^ Mausoleum and Sacred area of Hecatomnus: https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5729/
- ISBN 978-90-04-10956-8.
- ISBN 978-0-7195-4663-1.
- ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece: VIII, x, 3.
- ^ The inscription was published in Bulletin de correspondance hellénique, 1890, pp. 621-623.
- Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos. Historia ecclesiastica: XIV, 52.
- ^ Michel Le Quien. Oriens Christianus, I, 921.
- Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum, 9271.
- ^ Bulletin de correspondance hellenique, XIV, 616.
- ^ Mylasa (Titular See); Catholic Encyclopedia: Mylasa".
- ^ According to the same sources, for the whole area covered by the subdistrict (kaza) of Milas, these figures were 28,500 for the whole population, 21,000 of which were Turkish and 3,500 to 7,000, according to varying sources, were Greeks. Data from Anagiostopoulou 1997 and Sotiriadis 1918.
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Milas". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ The Tomb of Hecatomnus - Milas, Turkey: https://archive.archaeology.org/1101/topten/turkey.html
- ^ Golden crown of Hecatomnus to be returned to Turkey: https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2017/12/golden-crown-of-hecatomnus-to-be.html#H4j4Ai1DMFq2gekO.99
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
External links
- Milas
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. .