Kuşadası
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 Kuşadası |
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| Region | Aegean Region, Turkey |
| Province | Aydın Province |
| Coordinates | 37°86′ N 27°26′ E |
| Postal code | 09400 |
| Licence plate code | 09 |
| Mayor | Fuat Akdogan |
| Website | http://www.kusadasi.bel.tr |
Kuşadası is a resort town on the Aegean coast of Turkey, near the ancient city of Ephesus, 90 km south of İzmir and a short distance across from the island of Samos.
It is extremely popular as a tourist destination, both for its many beaches, and as the port for cruise ship passengers heading to Ephesus. Kuşadası has a residential population of 50,000 which rises to over half a million during the summer due to local and foreign tourists.
Near Kuşadası, there is a national park full of beautiful beaches just 1 km before the town of Güzelçamlı. Also, several aqua-parks are located near the town: the largest are Aqua Fantasy and Aqua Land.
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[edit] Name
The name comes from 'kuş' (bird) and 'ada' (island). Just next to the old harbor is a small island that has a rock with the shape of a bird's head (as seen from the sea).
It was known as New Ephesus, Scala Nuova, and Kush-Adasi at the beginning of the 20th century.
[edit] History
The site of the ancient Marathesium is close by on the south.
Kuşadası was a minor port overshadowed by Ephesus until Ephesus' harbor silted up. Before the opening of the Smyrna-Aidin railway, its roadstead was frequented by vessels trading with the Anatolian coast. But in the absence of a rail connection, its trade declined in the 19th century in favor of Smyrna.[1]
[edit] Transportation
It has bus and long-distance taxi transportation to the nearest airports, in İzmir and Bodrum.
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Municipalities of Kuşadası District, Aydın, Turkey |  |
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Kuşadası | Davutlar | Güzelçamlı |
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 Kuşadası in Aydın Province (in the Aegean region) of Turkey |
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| Urban districts | Aydın |    |
| Rural districts | Bozdoğan - Buharkent - Çine - Didim - Germencik - İncirliova - Karacasu - Karpuzlu - Koçarlı - Köşk - Kuşadası - Kuyucak - Nazilli - Söke - Sultanhisar - Yenipazar | |
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| Aegean | ||
| Black Sea | ||
| Central Anatolia | ||
| East Anatolia | ||
| Marmara | ||
| Mediterranean Sea | ||
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