KARABURUN   

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The Karaburun Peninsula forms the northern part of the Urla headland lying on the Turkish Aegean coast in West-Anatolia. Southern of Karaburun lies the tourist center of Çesme and eastern the city of Urla. The Karaburun Peninsula is surrounded by the Aegean Sea and the peninsula forms the natural bay of Izmir. The Karaburun Peninsula is situated between 26° and 27° degrees eastern longitude and its superficies is 415 km².  

The Karaburun Peninsula possesses a difficult geographical profile. The north-south oriented Bozdag range forms, with its 1.212 high Akdag peak the backbone of the peninsula. On many places, the mountains or steep slopes fall directly into the sea and this peculiar geography has got quite some influence on the development of the settlements on the peninsula. The areas of Mordogan, Yeniliman, Badembükü and Denizgiren are partly characterized by planes.  The climate and vegetation are typical Mediterranean. The summer months are hot and dry, the winter months mild and wet. The average rainfall measured over the past 5 years amounted 650-750 mm, the lowest temperature -2°C and the highest temperature 35 °C.

The coastal line along the Bay of Izmir and the northern and the eastern shores of the Karaburun Peninsula are marked by beautyful landscapes and countless bays and coves of which the most important are: Sicagibükü, Kumburnu, Çatalkaya Körfezi, Mordogan Iskelesi, Ardiç, Kaynarpinar, Boyabagi, Akbük, Esendere, Olcabük, Bodrum, Karaburun Iskelesi, Yeniliman, Denizgiren, Karareis, Kocadere and Gerence.

The Peninsula is also surrounded by a number of uninhabited islands such as Büyük Ada, Uzun Ada, Göyne and Bayta (Goni) Ada.