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Quick facts for kids Kuşadası , Turkey
District of Aydın Province
An aerial view of Kuşadası
Kuşadası , Turkey Location in Turkey
Country	Turkey
Province	Aydın
District	Kuşadası
Area
• District	224.60 km² (86.72 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Urban	70,143
• District	90,652
• District density	403.615/km² (1,045.359/sq mi)
Post code	09400

Kuşadası is a resort town on Turkey's Aegean coast, and the center of the seaside district of the same name within Aydın Province. Kuşadası is 95 km (59 mi) south of İzmir, and 71 km (44 mi) from Aydın. The municipality's primary industry is tourism.

The city is situated along a gulf of the same name in the Aegean, with the island of Güvercin Ada connected to the mainland by a narrow passage on one end, and the mountain of Kese Dağı behind.

It is located 95 km (59 mi) south of İzmir, the area's metropolitan centre, and 71 km (44 mi) from the provincial seat of Aydın. Its neighbours are Selçuk from north, Germencik from north-east and Söke from east and south.

The Güvercinada (literally: Pigeon Island) a peninsula is connected to mainland Kuşadası.

Kuşadası has a residential population of 64,359, which can rise to over half a million in the summer as a result of the large resort filling with tourists. This also includes the hotel and bar staff, construction workers, and drivers who are required to work in/for the restaurants and other services accommodating these visitors. In addition to tourists from overseas, there is also a significant community of foreigners residing in the area.

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Cruise ships at the port of Kuşadası, which is close to Ephesus and other nearby archaeological sites

Kuşadası caters to tourists arriving by land, or from the port for cruise ship passengers heading to Ephesus. In a controversial deal in 2003, the previously public-owned port was leased to a private company and renovated to attract luxury cruise liners. The Grand Princess docks here, along with other cruise ships.

The area features several well-known local beaches, including Ladies Beach, the beach at the centrum, the beaches between the Batıhan Hotel and the Nazilli Site, the beach at Güzelçamlı, and the Dilek Peninsula National Park beach, referred to by locals as simply Milli Park.

The Atatürk Statue in Kuşadası

There are ice-cream, carpet, leather, and software vendors, as well as bookshops selling books in English, German, Russian and other languages.

Relatively old houses near the seafront, some of them converted to bars and cafes, are the remnants of old Kuşadası, which has with time become a modern, European-like town in appearance. The hills behind have been settled with large hotels and blocks of holiday flats. The building boom in the late 1980s and onwards has continued well into the hinterlands of Kuşadası.

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Kese Dağı in central Kuşadası
Güvercinada ("Pigeon Island") derives its name in a similar fashion to Kuşadası ("Bird Island").
A beach in Kuşadası, with Güvercinada island seen in the background, at right.
Atatürk Memorial in Kuşadası
Kuşadası National Park
Dilek Peninsula-Büyük Menderes Delta National Park
Davutlar Beach near Kuşadası
Öküz Mehmed Pasha Caravanserai
Ladies Beach
Statue of Cem Karaca

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