Ürkmez
Ürkmez is a small coastal town with own municipality and administratively depending the district center of Seferihisar in İzmir Province, Turkey.
Ürkmez | |
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 Kısık Peninsula near Ürkmez on and around which ruins of the ancient city of Lebedos are found | |
 Location of Ürkmez within Turkey. | |
  Ürkmez Location of Ürkmez within Turkey. | |
| Coordinates: 38°06′N 26°58′E | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Region | Aegean |
| Province | Seferihisar-İzmir |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 35486 |
| Area code(s) | 0232 |
| Licence plate | 35 |
| Website | http://www.urkmez.bel.tr |
It is also a holiday resort, situated at a distance of approximately 50 km from the province center of Izmir. Ürkmez has a permanent population of about 5,000 during winter and the number of inhabitants rises to about 25,000 during the summer.
Ürkmez is where the ancient city of Lebedos was located and there are still some traces of the historic settlement. There are also thermal springs in Ürkmez.
See also
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Ürkmez in Izmir Province of Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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