| Population: |
25,000 |
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Sightseeing
At a Glance: |
Gumusluk, Yalikavak, Golturkbuku,
Gundogan, Akyarlar |
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Historical & Archeological
Places: |
Bodrum
Castle, Underwater Archaeological Museum,
Mausoleum, The Ancient Theater |
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Bodrum, and its hinterland, has become Turkey's
tourism capital. The town, with its picturesque
shop-lined streets, restaurants, discotheques,
sophisticated bars and cafes for all ages and
tastes, is always lively whatever the season.
This is ancient Halicarnassus, birthplace of the
famous historian Herodotus, a place known in antiquity
for being the site of one of the seven wonders
of the world, the Mausoleum, a gigantic tomb erected
for King Mausolus in the 4th century BC. Destroyed
by successive earthquakes, the stones of the Mausoleum
were used by the Knights of St. John to build
their Castle nearby. This castle, open to the
public, houses a fascinating museum of underwater
archeology. After King Mausolus' death, the chambers
of the Mausoleum were discovered and looted. In
the 19th century, two Englishmen looted what was
left, and the treasures are now on show at the
British Museum.
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