ancient ruins
Asklepieion of Kos
Terraced ruins of the ancient world's great healing sanctuary, linked to Hippocrates, above Kos town.
24 km · about 25 min drive
Muğla, Turkey · Asia
Bodrum is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Ortyakent Yahşi, 24km from Asklepieion of Kos.
Bodrum is a town located in Muğla, Turkey. With a population of 39,317, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Bodrum sits in Turkey, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Istanbul time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Bodrum to your route.
Bodrum (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈbodɾum]) is a town and district of Muğla Province in Turkey. It is a port town at the entrance to the Gulf of Gökova. Known in ancient times as Halicarnassus, the town was once home to the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, also known as the tomb of Mausolus, one of the Seven Wonders of theRead more
Ancient World.
The town was founded by Dorian Greeks. It later fell under Persian rule and became the capital of the satrapy of Caria. Mausolus ruled Caria from here, and after his death in 353 BC, his wife Artemisia built a tomb, called the Mausoleum, for him. Macedonian forces laid siege to the city and captured it in 334 BC. After Alexander's death, the city passed to successive Hellenistic rulers and was briefly an independent kingdom until 129 BC, when it came under Roman rule. A series of natural disasters and repeated pirate attacks wreaked havoc on the area, and the city lost its importance by the time of the Byzantine era. The Knights Hospitaller arrived in 1402 and used the remains of the Mausoleum as a quarry to build Bodrum Castle. After the conquest of Rhodes by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1522, the town fell under Ottoman control as the Knights Hospitaller relocated to Europe.
By the 20th century, the town's economy was mainly based on fishing and sponge diving, but tourism has become the main industry in Bodrum since the late 20th century. The abundance of visitors has also contributed to Bodrum's retail and service industry. Milas–Bodrum Airport and Kos International Airport are the main airports that serve the town. The port has ferries to other nearby Turkish and Greek ports and islands, Kos being the most important. Most of the public transportation in the town is based on local share taxis and buses.
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Bodrum is located in Muğla, Turkey, Asia. The coordinates are 37.0383 latitude, 27.4292 longitude.
Bodrum has a population of approximately 39,317 people, making it a town in Turkey.
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ancient ruins
Terraced ruins of the ancient world's great healing sanctuary, linked to Hippocrates, above Kos town.
24 km · about 25 min drive
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