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Bodrum
A glamorous Aegean resort town built around an ancient castle, home to one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.
44 km · about 50 min drive
Muğla, Turkey · Asia
Milas sits on the route: 30 minutes from Selimiye, 44km from Bodrum Castle.
Milas is a town located in Muğla, Turkey. With a population of 43,193, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Milas 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 Milas to your route.
Milas is a municipality and district of Muğla Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,067 km2, and its population is 147,416 (2022). 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. TheRead more
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.
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.
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Milas is located in Muğla, Turkey, Asia. The coordinates are 37.3164 latitude, 27.7839 longitude.
Milas has a population of approximately 43,193 people, making it a town in Turkey.
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A glamorous Aegean resort town built around an ancient castle, home to one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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Impressive 15th-century Crusader castle built by the Knights of St John, now housing the Museum of Underwater Archaeology.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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