Köyceğiz Gölü
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| Geographical location | Province of Muğla ( Turkey ) | |
| Drain | Dalyan Canal | |
| Places on the shore | Köyceğiz | |
| Location close to the shore | Dalaman | |
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| Coordinates | 36 ° 54 '44 " N , 28 ° 39' 20" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 8 m | |
| surface | 52 km² | |
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| on the left the Mediterranean Sea, on the right edge of the picture the Köyceğiz Gölü | ||
The Köyceğiz Gölü is a lake in southwest Turkey in the province of Muğla .
The lake is located 20 km west of Dalaman and about 5 km from the Mediterranean coast. In ancient times, however, the lake did not exist because its waters were directly connected to the Mediterranean. It was part of the Mare Nostrum of the Romans and therefore had no ancient name. Strabon mentions the Polis Kaunos between today's Köyceğiz and the open sea, with direct access via shipping: "; then Kaunos and close by the deep river Kalbis, which allows entry, ... Kaunos has a ship store and a lockable port. The fortress Imbros lies on a hill above the city. Although the area is blessed by fertility, the city has unhealthy air in summer and in autumn ...... "" . The waters of the sea over the navigable course of the Kalbis to later lake silted in late antiquity to swampy water poor. Now is the lake resulting in a flood plain, the Dalyan-Köyceğiz level and. He has a water area of 52 square kilometers is located at a height of 8 m . the town of Koycegiz lies at the northern shore. The lake is drained through the 14 km long Dalyan Canal to the Mediterranean Sea, a wetland between the Mediterranean Sea and the lake, which is located within the Köyceğiz-D alyan nature reserve is located, as well as the city of Dalyan .
