Akyaka (Muğla)
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| Province (il) : | Muğla | |||
| District ( ilçe ) : | Ula | |||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 3 ' N , 28 ° 20' E | |||
| Height : | 32 m | |||
| Residents : | 2,198 (2011) | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 252 | |||
| Postal code : | 48 xxx | |||
| License plate : | 48 | |||
| Structure and administration (as of 2016) | ||||
| Mayor : | Ümit Karaarslan | |||
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Akyaka (ancient name Idyma ) is a place in the district of Ula in the Turkish province of Muğla . The city is located on the Gulf of Gökova , 84 km east of Bodrum , 18 km south of the provincial capital Muğla and 24 km north of Marmaris .
Akyaka was founded as a Carian city and was included in the tax lists of the Attic League in 453 BC. First mentioned. An equation with that already in Hittite texts of the 13th century BC. Due to the similarity of the name to Idyma, but also topographical considerations , the city of Utima mentioned in BC is considered plausible in parts of the research, but is not certain.
Rock graves from Carian times are located at the entrance to the village, they were found in 1974/75 when a new connecting road was being built. Located in the province of Asia in Roman times , Idyma expanded towards the west. A Roman family grave was discovered during canal works, the contents of which can be viewed in the Museum of Muğla.
In the middle of the 3rd century AD, the area was forgotten as strong earthquakes, plague and malaria forced the residents to flee.
In the 1930s, the drainage of the swamps in Gökova Bay began and malaria was brought under control.
After the construction of the Muğla - Marmaris road (from 1970), the village of Akyaka, which consisted of only a few houses and belonged to Kozluköyü, developed into a recreational area and tourist center. Akyaka is characterized by a kind of pseudo-Seljuk-Ottoman architecture with typical wooden elements, which is unique in Turkey. The architect Nail Cakırhan received the Aga Khan Prize for Architecture in 1983 for his designs and designs .
Akyaka Beach is about 500 meters long and between 10 and 20 meters wide. Due to the high groundwater, it is always a bit moist, firm and cool even in summer. Due to larger amounts of cool spring water from the surrounding mountains, the water temperature in this area of the Gulf of Gökova remains cooler in summer than in neighboring bathing resorts, and the air temperature rises slightly less on hot days than in the surrounding area due to the cool water.
Akyaka is mainly visited by Turkish vacationers. The streams of tourists from Western Europe or Russia reach Akyaka only to a small extent. In addition to an extensive camping and holiday home area on the outskirts, there are mainly smaller hotels and apartment houses in Akyaka. There is a pier next to the beach, where numerous fishing boats and some excursion boats are still moored. Beyond the pier there are berths for private yachts and for smaller private pleasure boats.
Remarks
- ^ John David Hawkins : Tawagalawa.The Topography. In: Susanne Heinhold-Krahmer , Elisabeth Rieken (ed.): The "Tawagalawa letter": Complaints about Piyamaradu. A new edition (= Studies on Assyriology and Near Eastern Archeology, Vol 13). , De Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2019, p. 350 (accessed via De Gruyter Online).