Bodrum

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.

Bodrum
Ceety
Bodrum Castle (Castle o St. Peter)
Bodrum Location o Bodrum
Coordinates: 37°02′N 27°26′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

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

Bodrum is twinned wi:

• Aalborg, Denmark
• Pleven, Bulgarie
• Haskovo, Bulgarie
• Guidan Roumji, Niger
• Trindade, São Tomé an Príncipe

Bibliografie

Bodream, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Anagramme Ed., 2010.ISBN 978 2 35035 279 4