Yalıkavak
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| Coordinates: 37°06′32″N 27°16′56″E / 37.10886°N 27.282143°ECoordinates: 37°06′32″N 27°16′56″E / 37.10886°N 27.282143°E | |||
| Country |  Turkey |
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| Region | Aegean | ||
| Province | Muğla | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| • Total | 8,701 | ||
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| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 48400 | ||
| Licence plate | 48 | ||
| Website | Municipality of Yalıkavak official site | ||
Yalıkavak is a town near Bodrum in Muğla province, on the Aegean coast of Turkey. It is 18 km from Bodrum and located at the north eastern tip of the Bodrum peninsula. It has been inhabited since near the end of the second millennium B.C [2] .It is an important tourist resort.[citation needed]
Formerly the Bodrum area’s main fishing port, Yalikavak is considered the most elite village on the Bodrum Peninsula.[citation needed] It has a bustling centre, particularly on market day (Thursday), many beaches including two blue flag beaches one at the port [3] and the other the public beach [4]. It also has many high quality restaurants as well as several magnificent bays.[citation needed] Yalıkavak is surrounded by hills offering tourists views of the town and nearby Mediterranean coastline.[citation needed]
In 2009 Yalikavak hosted the Palmalife RS:X Youth World Championships [5] [6] in which 109 competitors took part[7].
The port Palmarina (formerly Port Bodrum Marina) is also in Yalikavak with 450 berths for yachts up to 100m[8] which also has a 2,500 seat Amphitheatre [9]. It was bought in 2011 for 42 million dollars with plans to increase capacity to 800 [10].
[edit] Galllery
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Windmill built in 1859 and restored in 2005 using original technology [11]
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Monument built for the Windsurfing championships.
[edit] References
- ^ Demography of Yalikavak
- ^ General information about yalikavack from the Palmarina website
- ^ Port Bodrum Beach on the Blue Flag website
- ^ Yalikavak public Beach on the Blue Flag website
- ^ Notice of Race on Yalikavak Belediyesi
- ^ Photos of the Championships on Flickr
- ^ Review of the Championships on Telegraph website
- ^ Facility information from the Port Bodrum website
- ^ Amphitheatre information on the Port Bodrum website
- ^ News of purchase of marina
- ^ Plaque on Restored Windmill
[edit] External links
- Municipality of Yalıkavak official site
- Palmarina official site
- A comprehensive website on Yalikavak and the resorts of the Bodrum peninsular.
- Pictures of Yalikavak
- "Turkey's historic windmills to be rotated for tourism". Hurriyet English (Hürriyet). 25 August 2008. http://arama.hurriyet.com.tr/arsivnews.aspx?id=9742070. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
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