Didim
Sign in to savethumb|Altınkum thumb|Medusa Head Didim is a municipality and district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 424 km2, and its population is 97,000 (2022). It is a popular seaside holiday resort on the Aegean coast of western Turkey, from the provincial capital city of Aydın. Didim is the site of the antique city of Didyma with its ruined Temple of Apollo.
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- metro district
- Turkey place.name
- Didim
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- Temple of Apollo, Didyma 01.jpg
- Turkey place.image_caption
- Temple of Apollo
- Turkey place.image_map
- Aydın location Didim.svg
- Turkey place.map_caption
- Map showing Didim District in Aydın Province
- Turkey place.province
- Aydın
- Turkey place.leader_party
- CHP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Hatice GENÇAY
- Turkey place.area_total_km2
- 424
- Turkey place.population_total
- 97000
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
- Turkey place.postal_code
- 09270
- Turkey place.area_code
- 0256
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thumb|Altınkum thumb|Medusa Head Didim is a municipality and district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 424 km2, and its population is 97,000 (2022). It is a popular seaside holiday resort on the Aegean coast of western Turkey, from the provincial capital city of Aydın. Didim is the site of the antique city of Didyma with its ruined Temple of Apollo.
==Etymology== Didim takes its name from the ancient Greek city of Didyma, situated close to the modern town. During the Ottoman Empire era, the town was known as Yoranda or Yoran, and under the modern Republic of Turkey, it was originally named Hisar ("Castle"). Following its destruction in an earthquake in 1955, the town was rebuilt and renamed Yenihisar ("New Castle"). The town was part of Söke district until 1991. The area became a top-level district of Aydın Province and was given the ancient Greek name Didim in 1997 to distinguish it from the many other places in Turkey named Yenihisar.