Bozburun Peninsula
Bozburun Peninsula is a peninsula in southwest Turkey. In antiquity the cape at its extremity was called Aphrodisias.
It is between the Aegean and Mediterranean seas. Datça Peninsula is to the north and the Greek island Symi is to the west. It is named after the town Bozburun which is located at. The peninsula is a part of Marmaris ilçe of Muğla Province. The peninsula is mountainous, one notable peak was called Mount Phoenix in antiquity, and modernly Karayüksek Dağ; this peak marked the beginning of the Rhodian Peraia. The coastline of the peninsula is highly indented with many secondary peninsulas, bays and islets. In the peninsula there are ruins of ancient settlements such as Bybassos, Hygassos, Kastabos, Tymnos, Syrna, Thysanos, Phoenix, Amos and Kasara.
