Gulf of Gokova
| Gulf of Gokova | ||
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| Waters | Aegean Sea | |
| Land mass | Asia Minor | |
| Geographical location | 37 ° 0 ′ N , 28 ° 10 ′ E | |
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| length | 100 km | |
| Islands | Sedir | |
The Gulf of Gökova ( Turkish : Gökova Körfezi) is located on the southern Aegean Sea . Akyaka is located at the eastern end of the gulf . At the exit of the gulf is the Greek island of Kos . It extends over a total of 100 km.
The entire coast of the Gulf of Gökova belongs to the Turkish province of Muğla . The golf is a popular sailing area.
Nature reserve
The area of the Gulf of Gokova was declared a nature reserve on June 12, 1988. The nature reserve includes the elongated Doric peninsula with the cities of Datça and Marmaris and the eastern end of the gulf with the settlements of Akyaka, Gökova , Akçapınar, Gökçe, Çamlı, Karacaköy and Çetibeli. Squids and lobsters have been observed in the Gulf and dolphins in the north. Otters ( Lutra lutra ) can be found at the tributaries of the Gulf . The sweetgum tree ( Liquidambar orientalis ) can be found in this area in the otherwise rare form of forests.
history
Traces of Roman and Greek settlement can be found on the island of Sedir (cedar) in the south of the gulf. On this island lies Cleopatra Beach, about which there are some legends related to Cleopatra and Antony . Ionic settlements have been identified in the area around Muğla, for which the name Kayra was previously common . The Dorians founded the two cities of Knidos and Halicarnassus , today's Bodrum . The city of Muğla was conquered by the Seljuks in the 12th century and passed to the Mentesche princes in the 15th century . From the 16th century it belonged to the Ottoman Empire .
Between 1986 and 2005, seven earthquakes above magnitude 5 were detected around the Gulf of Gökova by the Kabili Observatory of Istanbul University .
source
- ↑ Information on www.ockkb.gov.tr (English) ( Memento of the original from March 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Information from the Turkish embassy about the Mugla province and the bay of Gökova ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The island of Sedir - Kedrai on www.mugla-turizm.gov.tr, accessed August 24, 2007 ( Memento of the original of September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Announcement from the Istanbul Technical University from 2005 (PDF; 30 kB)
- ↑ Announcement of the Istanbul Technical University from 2007 (PDF)
