Dalaman is a municipality and

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Muğla Province Muğla Province (, ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey, at the country's southwestern corner, on the Aegean Sea. Its area is 12,654 km2, and its population is 1 ...

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. Its area is 608 km², and its population is 47,482 (2022). It is situated on the southwestern coast of Turkey.

Dalaman Stream The Dalaman River (''Dalaman çayı'') or "Dalaman Stream" is a river in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey, emptying into the Mediterranean Sea on the southwestern coast of Turkey, in the Muğla Province. The river forms much of the western bord ...

(''Dalaman çayı'') forms much of the western border of the district, where its neighbors are Köyceğiz and

Ortaca Ortaca () is a municipality and district of Muğla Province, Turkey. Its area is 285 km2, and its population is 54,478 (2022). Formerly a township part of Köyceğiz district, it was made into a separate district in 1987. Ortaca's economy i ...

districts. The town of Dalaman is located in the coastal plain, whereas the rest of the district – towards Fethiye district on the coast and towards the high mountains on the northern border to

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– is upland, dominated by the valleys of the Dalaman Stream's eastern

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Composition

There are 25

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in Dalaman District: * Akçataş * Altıntaş * Atakent * Bezkese * Bozbel * Çöğmen * Darıyeri * Ege * Elcik * Gürköy * Gürlek * Hürriyet * Kapıkargın * Karacaağaç * Karaçalı * Kargınkürü * Kavacık * Kayadibi * Kızılkaya * Merkez * Narlı * Sabunlu * Şerefler * Söğütlüyurt * Taşbaşı

Dalaman Airport

Dalaman Airport serves as a gateway to the tourists who visit this part of Turkey every year, heading especially to seaside resorts to the west and east of Dalaman such as

Marmaris Marmaris () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Muğla Province, Turkey. Its area is 906 km2, and its population is 97,818 (2022). It is a port city and tourist resort on the Aegean Sea, Mediterranean coast, along the shorel ...

Fethiye Fethiye () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Muğla Province, Turkey. Its area is 875 km2, and its population is 177,702 (2022). It is one of the prominent tourist destinations in the Turkish Riviera. It was formerly k ...

Köyceğiz Köyceğiz is a municipality and district of Muğla Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,329 km2, and its population is 39,242 (2022). The town of Köyceğiz lies at the northern end of a lake of the same name ( Lake Köyceğiz) which is joined t ...

Dalyan Dalyan is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Ortaca, Muğla Province, Turkey. Its population is 5,829 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''belde''). It is located between Marmaris and Fethiye on the south- ...

Ölüdeniz Ölüdeniz (literally "Dead Sea", due to its calm waters even during storms; official translation: Blue Lagoon) is a town of the municipality and district of Fethiye, Muğla Province, Turkey. Its population is 6,132 (2022). Before the 2013 Turkish ...

Hisarönü Hisarönü is a tourist resort in the Fethiye district of the Muğla Province of Turkey. It is part of the neighbourhood Ölüdeniz. It is situated at the western extreme of the Mediterranean coast of Turkey and the southern extreme of the Aegea ...

and also Dalaman itself. Dalaman Airport is small in comparison to other airports in Turkey, has parking spaces for 14 jet aircraft and is served by many operators.

Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Türk Hava Yolları''), or legally Türk Hava Yolları Anonim Ortaklığı, is the flag carrier of Turkey. , it operates scheduled services to 352 destinations (including cargo) in Europe, Asia, Oce ...

offer daily flights to Turkey's commercial and financial capital

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. The Airport serves as a seasonal base for other airlines notably

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and

Free Bird Airlines Freebird Airlines (legally ''Hürkuş Hava Yolu Taşımacılık ve Ticaret A.Ş.''), a subsidiary of Gözen Holding, is an international airline registered in Turkey and Malta. Primarily focusing on European countries, it operates scheduled and c ...

. A new international airport terminal has recently been opened.

Climate

Dalaman has a hot

Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...

. Summers are long and dry whilst winters are short and cool. Dalaman is a very sunny place throughout the whole of the year especially in June and July. Dalaman holds the record for one of the highest recorded

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s in Turkey.

Education

There are five kindergartens, 13 primary schools, ten secondary schools, five high schools, one public education center, and one vocational training center affiliated with the Ministry of National Education in the district.

References

External links

Dalaman Airport official website

Interactive Virtual Tour of Dalaman Area
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