The Karaburun Peninsula is a peninsula in the extreme western end of

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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 The Provinces of Turkey, 81 provinces of Turkey are divided into 973 districts (''ilçeler''; sing. ''ilçe''). In the Ottoman Empire and in the early Turkish Republic, the corresponding unit was the ''qadaa, kaza''. Most provinces bear the s ...

(administrative center),

Karaburun Karaburun (, Achirlí) is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of İzmir Province, in western Turkey. Its area is 421 km2, and its population is 12,200 (2022). The district area roughly corresponds to the peninsula of the same nam ...

, located at a pivotal point in its extremity. It is located west of the city of

İzmir İzmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. In 2024, the city of İzmir had ...

, comprised wholly within

İzmir Province İzmir Province () is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey in western Anatolia, situated along the Aegean coast. Its capital is the city of İzmir, which is in itself composed of the province's central 11 districts out of 30 in to ...

and is surrounded by the

Aegean Sea The Aegean Sea is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia. It is located between the Balkans and Anatolia, and covers an area of some . In the north, the Aegean is connected to the Marmara Sea, which in turn con ...

. The Karaburun peninsula is bounded on the west by the

Chios Strait The Chios Strait, ( Turkish: Sakız Boğazı) or the Chios Channel as referred to by some sources, is a relatively narrow strait in the eastern Aegean Sea that separates the Greek island of Chios from the Anatolian mainland and from the Aegean Regi ...

, on the northeast and east by the

İzmir Gulf İzmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. In 2024, the city of İzmir had ...

, and on the south by an isthmus in stretching between the village

Balıklıova Balıklıova (''Balikliova'') is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Urla, İzmir Province, Turkey. As of 2022, it has a population of 1,199. The majority of households are summer houses and summer sites, so during the summer seas ...

in the southeast and the Gerence Bay in the southwest. In antiquity, the peninsula was known as Melaena (Μέλαινα) 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.

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