The Edremit gulf tr, Edremit körfezi el, Αδραμυττηνός κόλπος, Adramyttinós kólpos is an Aegean gulf in Turkey's

Balıkesir Province Balıkesir Province ( tr, ) is a province in northwestern Turkey with coastlines on both the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean Sea, Aegean. Its adjacent provinces are Çanakkale Province, Çanakkale to the west, İzmir Province, İzmir to the southw ...

. It is named after Edremit, an ilçe (district) of Balıkesir Province which is situated close to the tip of the gulf at .

Biga Peninsula Biga Peninsula ( tr, Biga Yarımadası) is a peninsula in Turkey, in the northwest part of Anatolia. It is also known by its ancient name Troad (Troas). The peninsula is bounded by the Dardanelles Strait and the southwest coast of the Marmara Sea ...

is to the north. The southern coast belongs to the ilçe of

Ayvalık Ayvalık () is a seaside town on the northwestern Aegean coast of Turkey. It is a district of Balıkesir province. The town centre is connected to Cunda Island by a causeway and is surrounded by the archipelago of Ayvalık Islands, which face ...

, while the western entrance is enclosed with the northern part of the Greek island of Lesbos. Ancient edremit gulf

In ancient history there were many settlements lying close to the north coast of the gulf;

Hamaxitus Hamaxitus ( grc, Ἁμαξιτός, Hamaxitos) was an ancient Greek city in the south-west of the Troad region of Anatolia which was considered to mark the boundary between the Troad and Aeolis. Its surrounding territory was known in Greek as ( ...

Polymedium Polymedium or Polymedion ( grc, Πολυμήδειον), also known as Palamedium or Polymedia, was a small town in ancient Aeolis , between the promontory Lectum and Assus, and at a distance of 40 stadia Stadia may refer to: * One of the plural ...

, Assos,

Lamponeia Lamponeia ( grc, Λαμπώνεια) or Lamponia (Λαμπωνία), also known as Lamponium or Lamponion (Λαμπώνιον), was an Aetolian city on the southern coast of the Troad region of Anatolia. Its archaeological remains have been located ...

Antandrus Antandrus or Antandros ( grc, Ἄντανδρος) was an ancient Greek city on the north side of the Gulf of Adramyttium in the Troad region of Anatolia. Its surrounding territory was known in Greek as (''Antandria''),Aristotle, ''Historia Anim ...

and

Adramyttion Adramyttium ( el, Άδραμύττιον ''Adramyttion'', Άδραμύττειον ''Adramytteion'', or Άτραμύττιον ''Atramyttion'') was an ancient city and bishopric in Aeolis, in modern-day Turkey. It was originally located at the he ...

, were some of these. Currently there are a number of ilçe centers or bigger towns around the gulf such as

Behramkale Assos (; grc-gre, Ἄσσος, la, Assus) is a beautiful small and historically important town on the Aegean coast in the Ayvacık district of Çanakkale province, Turkey. It is on the southern side of Biga Peninsula (better known by its an ...

, Küçükkuyu,

Altınoluk Altınoluk, formerly Papazlık, is a town and summer resort in the Edremit district of Balıkesir Province in western Turkey. It is located west of Edremit, at the northern coast of Edremit Gulf and on Mount Kazdağı hills. The ancient city ...

, Akçay, Havran,

Burhaniye Burhaniye is a coastal town and district of Balıkesir Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. The district is located on the Aegean coast and is known for its olive oil. Burhaniye has a port and a museum of archeology. A museum for the Turk ...

, Armutova,

and

Cunda Island __NOTOC__ Cunda Island, also called Alibey Island, ( tr, Cunda Adası, Alibey Adası), Greek Moschonisi ( gr, Μοσχονήσι or Μοσχόνησος), is the largest of the Ayvalık Islands archipelago in Turkey, which was historically ...

(from the north west). There are summer houses and holiday camps along the long northern coast and the long southern coast of the gulf. The gulf is famous for European sprat production.

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Coast guide
{{Gulfs of Turkey Balıkesir Province Gulfs of Turkey Edremit