Menderes is a municipality and
district
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of
Ä°zmir Province
Ä°zmir Province () is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey in western Anatolia, situated along the Aegean coast. Its capital is the city of Ä°zmir, which is in itself composed of the province's central 11 districts out of 30 in to ...
,
Turkey
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. Its area is 777 km
2, and its population is 106,173 (2022).
Overview
Menderes district, which is notable for its satsumas, beautiful bays and historical riches, is from Ä°zmir. The ruins of
Kolophon,
Klaros and
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, which are along the Menderes-
Selçuk
Selçuk is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 317 km2, and its population is 38,151 (2022). The town Selçuk is located northeast of the ancient city of Ephesus, that was once home to the Temple of Artemis, o ...
road are next to each other and make up the important archeological sites of the province. The region around
Gümüldür produces the world-famous
tangerine
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breed of
satsumas.
Özdere 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.
Composition
There are 44
neighbourhoods
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in Menderes District:
Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
* Ahmetbeyli
* Akçaköy
* Altıntepe
* Ata
* Ataköy
* Barbaros
* Bulgurca
* Çakaltepe
* Çamönü
* Çatalca
* Çile
* Çileme
* Çukuraltı
* Cüneytbey
* DeÄŸirmendere
* Dereköy
* Develi
* Efemçukuru
* GazipaÅŸa
* Gölcükler
* Gölova
* Görece Cumhuriyet
* Gümüldür Atatürk
* Gümüldür Cumhuriyet
* Gümüldür Fevziçakmak
* Gümüldür İnönü
* Hürriyet
* Karakuyu
* Kasımpaşa
* Keler
* KemalpaÅŸa
* Kısık
* Küner
* Kuyucak
* Mithat PaÅŸa
* Oğlananası Atatürk
* Oğlananası Cumhuriyet
* Orta
* Özdere Cumhuriyet
* Sancaklı
* ÅžaÅŸal
* Tekeli Atatürk
* Tekeli Fevzi Çakmak
* Yeniköy
Climate
See also
* September 2012 Baradan Bay, Turkey migrant boat disaster
References
Populated places in Ä°zmir Province
Populated coastal places in Turkey
Districts of Ä°zmir Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
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