Milas

For other uses, see Milas (disambiguation).
Milas
District and municipality
Milas montage. Clicking on an image in the picture causes the browser to load the appropriate article, if it exists.BoğaziçiFiruzbey MosqueÇökertme BayIasosBeçin CastleLabraundaMuseum of Fish Market
Top to bottom: Boğaziçi, Firuzbey Mosque, Çökertme Bay, Iasos, Beçin Castle, Labraunda, Museum of Fish Market
Map showing Milas District in Muğla Province
Map showing Milas District in Muğla Province
Milas is located in Turkey
Milas
Milas
Location in Turkey
Milas is located in Turkey Aegean
Milas
Milas
Milas (Turkey Aegean)
Coordinates: 37°19′N 27°47′E / 37.317°N 27.783°E / 37.317; 27.783
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMuğla
Government
 • MayorFevzi Topuz (CHP)
Area
2,067 km2 (798 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
147,416
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
48200
Area code0252
Websitewww.milas.bel.tr

Milas (Ancient Greek: Μύλασα, Mylasa) is a municipality and district of Muğla Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 2,067 km2,[3] and its population is 147,416 (2022).[1] The city commands a region with an active economy and is very rich in history and ancient remains, the territory of Milas containing a remarkable twenty-seven archaeological sites of note.[4] The city was the first capital of ancient Caria and of the Anatolian beylik of Menteşe in mediaeval times. The nearby Mausoleum of Hecatomnus is classified as a tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site.[5]

Milas is focused on agricultural and aquacultural processing, related industrial activities, services, transportation (particularly since the opening of Milas–Bodrum Airport), tourism and culture. The centre lies about 20 km from the coast and is closer to the airport than Bodrum itself, with many late arrival passengers of the high season increasingly opting to stay in Milas rather than in Bodrum where accommodation is likely to be difficult to find.

Milas district has a total coastline length of 150 km, both to the north-west in the Gulf of Güllük and to the south along the Gulf of Gökova, and to these should be added the shores of Lake Bafa in the north divided between the district area of Milas and that of Aydın district of Söke.

Along with the province seat of Muğla and the province's southernmost district of Fethiye, Milas is among the prominent settlements of south-west Turkey, these three centers being on a par with each other in terms of all-year population and the area their depending districts cover. Milas center is situated on a fertile plain at the foot of Mount Sodra, on and around which sizable quarries of white marble are found and have been used since very ancient times.

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ Some of these are (with the names of modern-day settlements indicated in cases where ancient sites are found right within these); Beçin, Chalcetor, Euromus -originally Kyromus-, Heracleia by Latmus (Kapıkırı), Hydae -originally Kydae- (Damlıboğaz), Iasos (Kıyıkışlacık), Keramos/Ceramus (Ören), Kuyruklu Kale (Yusufça), Labranda, Olymus -originally Hylimus-.
  5. ^ Mausoleum and Sacred area of Hecatomnus: https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5729/