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Gulf of Gökova () or Gulf of Kerme (; ; , ; or Gulf of Cos), is a long (100 km), narrow gulf of the
The alluvial plain that extends to the Gulf's end, also named Gökova, is the location of the townships of Akyaka and Gökova, with only a few kilometers separating the two. Until 1945, the hamlets across the plain were mostly marshlands ridden with malaria until that time and were collectively known as ''Gökabad''. Consequently, the gulf and one of the settlements came to be called ''Gökova'', a term which is often used to designate the area in which Akyaka, and not the neighboring township of Gökova, is actually prominent.
The name, ''Gökova'', (possibly derived from ''Cova'', the designation by which the area was known in Ottoman times) is mentioned as "Djova" in some recent English navigation charts and alternatively is used for: the gulf, for the plain at the end of the same gulf, for a township situated in the same plain, and as a casual term covering the emerging resort area centered in the coastal town of Akyaka.
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between Bodrum and Datça peninsulas in south-west Turkey
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Administratively, the Gulf of Gökova coastline includes portions of the districts of, clockwise, Bodrum, Milas
Milas is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Muğla Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,067 km2, and its population is 147,416 (2022). The city commands a region with an active economy and is very rich in history and ancient rema ...
, Muğla, Ula, Marmaris
Marmaris () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Muğla Province, Turkey. Its area is 906 km2, and its population is 97,818 (2022). It is a port city and tourist resort on the Aegean Sea, Mediterranean coast, along the shorel ...
and Datça. The Greek island of Kos lies along the entry into the Gulf.
Bodrum, located in its northwest reaches, is the only large city on the gulf today. In ancient times, alongside Halicarnassus
Halicarnassus ( ; Latin: ''Halicarnassus'' or ''Halicarnāsus''; ''Halikarnāssós''; ; Carian language, Carian: 𐊠𐊣𐊫𐊰 𐊴𐊠𐊥𐊵𐊫𐊰 ''alos k̂arnos'') was an ancient Greece, ancient Greek city in Caria, in Anatolia.
(modern-day ''Bodrum''), the city of Ceramus, located midway along the gulf's northern shore and after which the gulf was named, was also an important urban center. Across Ceramus (''Gereme'') (in the modern township of ), at a short distance from the gulf's southern shore and not far from its outlying waters, was another historical site of note, called ''Cedrae'' in ancient times. Cedrae was located in Sedir Island, which was prized by visitors for its beach and of which some remains still exist.
Etymology
The alluvial plain that extends to the Gulf's end, also named Gökova, is the location of the townships of Akyaka and Gökova, with only a few kilometers separating the two. Until 1945, the hamlets across the plain were mostly marshlands ridden with malaria until that time and were collectively known as ''Gökabad''. Consequently, the gulf and one of the settlements came to be called ''Gökova'', a term which is often used to designate the area in which Akyaka, and not the neighboring township of Gökova, is actually prominent.
The name, ''Gökova'', (possibly derived from ''Cova'', the designation by which the area was known in Ottoman times) is mentioned as "Djova" in some recent English navigation charts and alternatively is used for: the gulf, for the plain at the end of the same gulf, for a township situated in the same plain, and as a casual term covering the emerging resort area centered in the coastal town of Akyaka.
See also
* Gökova * Akyaka * Ula * Sedir Island * Blue CruiseExternal links
* http://www.gokova.com * http://www.akyaka.com.tr Akyaka Gökova in English and Turkish * https://web.archive.org/web/20190507234807/http://gokovabelediyesi.com/ Gŏkova Town Website with photographs in English, Dutch, French, German and Turkish * https://web.archive.org/web/20090527045125/http://e-turkey.net/v/mugla_gokovakorfezi/ Gulf of Gökova with photographs * https://web.archive.org/web/20110712021918/http://www.gokovacevre.org/ The Gökova Environment Group's website in English * https://web.archive.org/web/20100820020915/http://www.marmaristown.com/sightseeing/gokova.html Marmaris Sightseeing - Gokova {{DEFAULTSORT:Gokova Gulfs of the Mediterranean Gulfs of Turkey Landforms of Muğla Province Turkish Riviera Gokova