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Muğla

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Area
12.974 Km²
Population
983.142
Number of districts
13
Muğla
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City Information

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The essentials about Muğla at a glance.

Muğla City Information

Area
12.974 Km²
Population
983.142
Number of districts
13
Number of neighborhood
569
Dial Code
0252
Plate Code
48

Geographical Location

Muğla, situated in Turkey's Aegean Region, is a South Aegean province having shores on the Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea. The city which is located at the southwestern tip of Turkey is bounded by Aydın to the north, Denizli and Burdur to the northeast, Antalya to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the south and the Aegean Sea to the west.

Food Culture

The main local dishes of Muğla, which has a very rich culinary culture, are as follows: sündürme (a dish made of wild radish), Milas çaykaması (pastry filled with herbs), börülce ekşimesi (a local dish made of black-eyed peas), rice with octopus, çökertme kebabı (type of kebab made of marinated strips of veal), Bodrum mantısı (local type of fried ravioli), kayakoruğu salatası (rock samphire salad), Muğla kebabı (lamb or goat stew), Milas köfte (local meatball), Muğla saraylısı (walnut filled local dessert), döş dolması (stuffed lamb ribs), ekşili balık (fish stew), kefal dolması (stuffed grey mullet), keskek (wheat porridge with lamb), goat stew, stuffed squash blossom, yağlı patlıcan yemeği (a dish made of fried eggplants).

Districts

  • Bodrum
  • Datça
  • Fethiye
  • Köyceğiz
  • Marmaris
  • Menteşe
  • Milas
  • Ula
  • Yatağan
  • Dalaman
  • Seydikemer
  • Ortaca
  • Kavaklıdere