Karaburun Peninsula is a peninsula in the extreme western end of
Turkey
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, a component of the larger
Urla-Karaburun-Çeşme Peninsula
The Urla-Karaburun-Çeşme Peninsula (Turkish: Urla-Çeşme-Karaburun Yarımadası) also known as the Urla Peninsula (Urla Yarımadası) or the İzmir Peninsula, is a large peninsula in western Turkey, in İzmir Province.
The peninsula extends fro ...
. The peninsula carries the same name as the town and
ilçe (administrative center),
Karaburun, located at a pivotal point in its extremity. It is located west of the city of
Ä°zmir, comprised wholly within
Ä°zmir Province and is surrounded by the
Aegean Sea.
The Karaburun peninsula is bounded on the west by the
Chios Strait, on the northeast and east by the
Ä°zmir Gulf
Ä°zmir ( , ; ), also spelled Izmir, is a metropolitan city in the western extremity of Anatolia, capital of the province of the same name. It is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara and the second largest urban aggl ...
, and on the south by an isthmus in stretching between the village
Balıklıova
Balıklıova is a small village between Urla and Karaburun, in the Urla district, İzmir Province of Turkey. The meaning of the word Balıklıova comes from a "valley full of fish" (''balık'', "fish"; ''ova'', "valley"). Particularly during summ ...
in the southeast and the Gerence Bay in the southwest. In antiquity, the peninsula was known as Melaena (ÎœÎλαινα) and famed for its millstone quarries.
Karaburun has a warm temperature throughout the winter time, 6 to 12 °C. In spring 16 to 22 °C and in the summer 28+ °C.
References
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Landforms of Ä°zmir Province
Karaburun District
Çeşme District
Urla District
Peninsulas of Turkey
Important Bird Areas of Turkey