Bodrum
Bodrum | |
|---|---|
Ceety[1] | |
 Bodrum Castle (Castle o St. Peter) | |
  Bodrum Location o Bodrum | |
| Coordinates: 37°02′N 27°26′E / 37.033°N 27.433°E | |
| Kintra |  Turkey |
| Region | Aegean Region |
| Province | Muğla Province |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Mehmet Kocadon (DP) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 118,237 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 48400 |
| Area code(s) | (0090)+ 252 |
| Licence plate | 48 |
| Website | www.bodrum.bel.tr |
Bodrum (Turkis pronunciation: [ˈbodɾum]) is a port ceety in Muğla Province, in the soothwastren Aegean Region o Turkey. It is locatit on the soothren coast o Bodrum Peninsulae, at a point that checks the entry intae the Gulf o Gökova. The ceety wis cried Halicarnassus o Caria in auncient times an wis famous for hoosin the Mausoleum o Mausolus, ane o the Seiven Wanders o the Auncient Warld. Bodrum Castle, built bi the Crusaders in the 15t century, owerleuks the harbour an the marina. The castle grunds include a Museum o Unnerwatter Aircheology an hosts several cultural festivals throughoot the year.
Twin touns — Sister ceeties
[eedit | edit soorce]Bodrum is twinned wi:
Bibliografie
[eedit | edit soorce]Bodream, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Anagramme Ed., 2010.ISBN 978 2 35035 279 4