Gündoğan (Bodrum)
Gündoğan is a municipality belonging to the Bodrum district in the Turkish province of Muğla .
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Muğla | |||
| District ( ilçe ) : | Bodrum | |||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 7 ' N , 27 ° 21' E | |||
| Residents : | 5,486 (2008) | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 252 | |||
| Postal code : | 48 xxx | |||
| License plate : | 48 | |||
| Structure and administration (status: 2007) | ||||
| Mayor : | Ibrahim Bilgi | |||
location
The place, whose name translates to sunrise , is located on a bay in the northwest of the Bodrum Peninsula. It can be reached by the main road that leads from Bodrum, 25 kilometers away, through the interior of the peninsula, as well as by the road that runs along the north coast.
history
The Peynirçiçeği Mağarası ( Cheese Flower Cave ), which is considered to be the oldest human settlement on the Bodrum Peninsula, is located on a hill above the village on the other side of the main road . The name of the Legian city that was on the site of the present day settlement was Farilya. It is believed that this name also meant sunrise.
Attractions
Besides the ancient cave, there are ruins of a Byzantine church on an islet. This is controlled as part of boat tours. There are also some old windmills and cisterns in the village .
economy
Here, too, tourism has become an important industry. The place is particularly popular with windsurfers . As everywhere on the peninsula, numerous apartment complexes have been built on the surrounding slopes . However, one can still find olive and tangerine groves .
politics
Mayor of the town with 5,486 inhabitants is Ibrahim Bilgi.
Individual evidence
- ^ Turkish Institute for Statistics ( Memento from December 5, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ), accessed December 12, 2009