Milas
Sign in to saveMilas 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. The 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.
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- metro district
- Turkey place.name
- Milas
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- File:Montage of Milas 2021.png
- Turkey place.alt
- Milas montage. Clicking on an image in the picture causes the browser to load the appropriate article, if it exists. rect 493 10 988 348 Boğaziçi rect 415 360 684 695 Firuzbey Mosque rect 696 360 988 695 Çökertme Bay rect 503 707 988 1029 Iasos rect 12 707 490 1029 Beçin Castle rect 12 360 403 695 Labraunda rect 12 10 481 348 Museum of Fish Market
- Turkey place.image_caption
- Top to bottom: Boğaziçi, Firuzbey Mosque, Çökertme Bay, Iasos, Beçin Castle, Labraunda, Museum of Fish Market
- Turkey place.image_map
- Muğla location Milas.svg
- Turkey place.map_caption
- Map showing Milas District in Muğla Province
- Turkey place.province
- Muğla
- Turkey place.leader_party
- CHP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Fevzi Topuz
- Turkey place.area_total_km2
- 2067
- Turkey place.population_total
- 147416
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
- Turkey place.postal_code
- 48200
- Turkey place.area_code
- 0252
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Article
19 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Iron Age
- Persian period
- Lygdamid dynasty
- Hecatomnid dynasty
- Roman period
- Christian era
- Turkish era
- Beys of Menteşe
- Ottoman rule
- Climate
- Sights of interest
- Composition
- Notable people from Milas
- Picture gallery
- See also
- Footnotes
- External links
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. The 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.