Akkoy
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Akkoy is a village in Aydın Province
, Turkey
, situated near the western coast south of İzmir
. It is named after its white stone houses ("Ak" is Turkish for white, "koy" means village).
The village of Akkoy is close to the ruins of the ancient city of Miletus
.
It lies just to the south of the Buyuk Menderes delta.
Aydin Province
Aydın Province is a province of southwestern Turkey, located in the Aegean Region. The provincial capital is the city of Aydın which has a population of approx. 150,000 . Other towns in the province include the summer seaside resorts of Didim and Kuşadası.-History:Aydın was founded by the ancient...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, situated near the western coast south of İzmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
. It is named after its white stone houses ("Ak" is Turkish for white, "koy" means village).
The village of Akkoy is close to the ruins of the ancient city of Miletus
Miletus
Miletus was an ancient Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia , near the mouth of the Maeander River in ancient Caria...
.
It lies just to the south of the Buyuk Menderes delta.