Menderes is a district of
İzmir Province
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in
Turkey
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.
Overview
Menderes district, which is notable for its satsumas, beautiful bays and historical riches, is from İzmir. The antique city of
Lebedos
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is situated in the western corner of the district in
Ürkmez locality. Ruins of
Kolophon,
Klaros
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,
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and Lebedos, which are along the Menderes-
Selçuk road are next to each other and make up the important archeological sites of the province.
Gümüldür municipality is the region that produces the world-famous
tangerine
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breed of
satsumas.
Özdere
Özdere (, ) is a small Turkish coastal settlement and resort town in the Menderes district of İzmir Province, along the Aegean Sea coast. It has a permanent population of around 15,000 people, which can rise to nearly 100,000 during the summ ...
is one of the important tourism resorts of the Aegean coast. Beads of various colors and shapes which are produced by the locals in
Görece village are particularly of note. The area was called Cumaovası and was a township in the Konak (Centre) district before it became a district in 1988.
See also
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September 2012 Baradan Bay, Turkey migrant boat disaster
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References
Populated places in İzmir Province
Menderes (Cumaovası) District
Populated coastal places in Turkey
Districts of İzmir Province
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