Güzel Bafa Gölü. Bafa Lake Nature Park Bodrum - Travelling Turkey
Güzel Bafa Gölü. Bafa Lake Nature Park Bodrum - Travelling Turkey
Lake Bafa or Lake Bafa Nature Park is a lake and a nature reserve situated in southwestern Turkey, part of it within the boundaries of Milas district of Muğla Province and the northern part within Aydın Province's Söke district.
Bafa Gölü veya Bafa Gölü Tabiat Parkı, güneybatı Türkiye'nin güneyinde, Muğla ilinin Milas ilçesi sınırları içinde ve Aydın ilinin Söke ilçesinin kuzey kesiminde yer alan bir doğa rezervidir.
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BAFA LAKE (Bafa Golu)
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Bafa Lake a nature reserve situated in South Western Turkey within the boundaries of Milas district of Mugla Province and northern part of Aydin Province.
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MILAS - LAKE BAFA & HERAKLEIA
The gorgeous harmony of history and nature in Mount Latmus/Latmos... The mysterious world of birds flying over Lake Bafa and Herakleia.
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LAKE BAFA
Once, Lake Bafa was connected to the Aegean Sea and was the remotest part of the deep Gulf of Miletus. Along this gulf lay the mighty city of Miletus (protecting the gulf entrance), Priene’s harbour (Nulochos) and smaller harbour towns like Myus, Phyrrh, Heracleia of Latmos and Ioniapolis. Ionaiapolis was established before Heracleia and its harbour was once used by Miletos and also Latmos, the small town bearing the mountain’s name. Beginning in Late Antiquity (around the 5th century), alluvial deposits of the Meander River gradually silted up the entrance of the Latmos Gulf so that by the end of the Middle Ages (around the 15th century) its connection with the sea was completely cut off.
Today, we know of 224 bird species living around Lake Bafa. On the slopes of Latmos Mountain (Beþparmak Daðý) twenty different orchids and endemic plants are to be found. Lake Bafa was declared a national park in 1989. The park covers 65 square kilometres and is home to birds like the Dalmatian pelican, fish eagle, common tern, pygmy cormorant and heron while the lake itself is populated by those famous eels, Bafa grey mullet, sea bass and sea bream. Wild boar, foxes, wildcats, hedgehogs and badgers all inhabit the surrounding Latmos Mountains. The unique flora and fauna of the lake and its surrounding attract birdwatchers, botanists, painters and nature lovers; the giant slabs of rock and the ancient walking trails are a paradise for hikers and boulder-climbing, and last but not least, the lake is perfect for boat trips.
A CARIAN TOWN IN THE LATMOS MOUNTAINS: HERACLEIA
The Beþparmak Mountain, or Latmos, to give it its ancient name, rises steeply from the shores of Lake Bafa and is considered one of Anatolia’s most sacred mountains. Tekerlek, the highest peak of Latmos, has, since prehistoric times, served as a cult site for rain, consequently for fertility. In ancient times, the Anatolian weather god and a local mountain god were worshipped here. Later on, Zeus and Endymion (lover of moon goddess Selene), took their place. During Pleistarchus’ era in Heracleia, a network of stone-paved roads crossing the Latmos was constructed, serving as trade routes for olives, olive oil, the famous Carian honey and wine.
PREHISTORIC CAVE PAINTINGS IN HERACLEIA OF LATMOS
Recently-discovered cave paintings dating from the 5th and 6th millennium BC have added a new dimension to the history of Latmos. So far, we know of 170 such paintings. In chronological order, Latmos was controlled by the Hittites, Carians, Hellenists, Romans and Byzantines before coming under Ottoman rule at the end of the 13th century. The large number of caves in the Latmos mountains provided refuge to ‘cloisterers’ (recluses) and eremites (hermits), driven out of Sinai and Southern Arabia in the 7th century to search refuge in the Latmos mountains. Perhaps the most well-known of these was St Paul the Younger, who lived in the 10th century and whose fame spread beyond the boundaries of those countries.
KAPIKIRI VILLAGE
Kapikiri has a population of 320 people. The villagers mostly make their living from animal husbandry, fishing, olives and beekeeping, while some families make a living from tourism. Our region is located in the most important (from a tourism point of view) culture- and nature-rich national park. Lake Bafa is surrounded by important ancient sites. This is the perfect starting point for excursions to Ephesus, Iasos, Labranda, Priene, Miletos, Bodrum (Halicarnassus), Kuþadasý, Pamukkale, Didyma, Euromos, Alinda and many other places.
Lake Bafa - Turkey June 14
A boat trip on Lake Bafa - Turkey
Bafa Lake Nature
An area of natural beauty that coins the phrase in the center of nature.
Geography History and many factors have sculpted this into a natural phenomenon that is truly breathtaking with a blend of everything to give a national park any country should treasure and protect as an advert of Turkeys beauty
Lake Bafa Nature Park
Bafa Lake in Turkey is a slightly saline lake of 6,708 ha and has max. depth 25 m.
It is situated south-east of the Büyük Menderes delta and surrounded by mountain ranges. But in the west the land opens towards the Menderes plain.
The lake is filled principally by river water, and has four islands.
Its western shores are shallow and support extensive marshes.
Fisheries are the main economic activity, as a protected area the lake is becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination.
Lake Bafa Nature Park (Turkish: Bafa Gölü Tabiat Parkı) is now a nature reserve in southwestern Turkey The lake used to be a gulf of the Aegean Sea until the Classical period, when the sea passage was gradually closed by the sediment from the Büyük Menderes River.
On the south shore of the lake is the highway connecting İzmir-Kuşadası-Söke to Milas Mulga and Bodrum The northern shore of the lake, where steep slopes are covered by wild or semi-cultivated olive trees, is now a major destination for trekking into the very secluded and non commercialized mountains and landscape.
There is vast history and amazing flora and fauna with unique scenery that is breathtaking
Lake Bafa a visit
Lake Bafa Nature Reserve has a stunning nature. We invite You to one of the most beautiful places in Turkey.
Bafa Lake Sunsets In Turkey
Bafa Lake for amazing sunsets visit
information portal for the lake and surrounding area in Aydin and Mulga Turkey.
Lake Bafa Nature Park
Bafa Lake in Turkey is a slightly saline lake of 6,708 ha and has max. depth 25 m.
It is situated south-east of the Büyük Menderes delta and surrounded by mountain ranges. But in the west the land opens towards the Menderes plain.
The lake is filled principally by river water, and has four islands.
Its western shores are shallow and support extensive marshes.
Fisheries are the main economic activity, as a protected area the lake is becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination.
Lake Bafa Nature Park (Turkish: Bafa Gölü Tabiat Parkı) is now a nature reserve in southwestern Turkey The lake used to be a gulf of the Aegean Sea until the Classical period, when the sea passage was gradually closed by the sediment from the Büyük Menderes River.
On the south shore of the lake is the highway connecting İzmir-Kuşadası-Söke to Milas Mulga and Bodrum The northern shore of the lake, where steep slopes are covered by wild or semi-cultivated olive trees, is now a major destination for trekking into the very secluded and non commercialized mountains and landscape.
There is vast history and amazing flora and fauna with unique scenery that is breathtaking#
Drone Test | Lake Bafa | Turkey
Visiting Kapıkırı, Milas/Muğla Province, Turkey
I had a great time testing out my friend's drone over Lake Bafa. The castle ruins are quite amazing and, I really wish I could have taken a boat out and explored the actual ruins but, these flyovers will have to suffice.
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Bafa Lake Intro
Lake Bafa Nature Park
Bafa Lake in Turkey is a slightly saline lake of 6,708 ha and has max. depth 25 m).
It is situated south-east of the Büyük Menderes delta and surrounded by mountain ranges. But in the west the land opens towards the Menderes plain.
The lake is filled principally by river water, and has four islands.
Its western shores are shallow and support extensive marshes.
Fisheries are the main economic activity, as a protected area the lake is becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination.
Lake Bafa Nature Park (Turkish: Bafa Gölü Tabiat Parkı) is now a nature reserve in southwestern Turkey The lake used to be a gulf of the Aegean Sea until the Classical period, when the sea passage was gradually closed by the sediment from the Büyük Menderes River.
On the south shore of the lake is the highway connecting İzmir-Kuşadası-Söke to Milas Mulga and Bodrum The northern shore of the lake, where steep slopes are covered by wild or semi-domesticated olive trees, is now a major destination for trekking into the very secluded and non commercialized mountains and landscape.
There is vast history and amazing flora and fauna with unique scenery that is breathtaking
Akbuk walking group Bafa Lake Turkey
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Bird Varieties Bafa Lake Part 1
Lake Bafa Nature Park
Bafa Lake in Turkey is a slightly saline lake of 6,708 ha and has max. depth 25 m).
It is situated south-east of the Büyük Menderes delta and surrounded by mountain ranges. But in the west the land opens towards the Menderes plain.
The lake is filled principally by river water, and has four islands.
Its western shores are shallow and support extensive marshes.
Fisheries are the main economic activity, as a protected area the lake is becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination.
Lake Bafa Nature Park (Turkish: Bafa Gölü Tabiat Parkı) is now a nature reserve in southwestern Turkey The lake used to be a gulf of the Aegean Sea until the Classical period, when the sea passage was gradually closed by the sediment from the Büyük Menderes River.
On the south shore of the lake is the highway connecting İzmir-Kuşadası-Söke to Milas Mulga and Bodrum The northern shore of the lake, where steep slopes are covered by wild or semi-cultivated olive trees, is now a major destination for trekking into the very secluded and non commercialized mountains and landscape.
There is vast history and amazing flora and fauna with unique scenery that is breathtaking
Bafa Lake shelters the ecosystem characteristics of Great Menderes delta. For that reason it provides a winter shelter and a place for reproduction for many endangered bird species.
Some of the more prominent bird species in the Bafa Lake Natural Park are Pelican, Dwarf cormorants and Sea Eagles.
The Lake and surrounding landscape provides a migration stop for 1000s of birds of many different species. Many are difficult to see elsewhere in the world so it makes for an important habitat for bird life and an important destination for tourists and enthusiasts that want to see them.
As a national park it is protected but there is still work to do to secure the environment and ecosystems that produce this amazing and important location.
Bird - watching stations are available in ideal positions to help spot some rare and beautiful birds.
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Boat trip on the Bafa lake with Karim, guide at the Agora Pension owned by Orhan Serçin; Kapikiri; Milas; Turkey
Bafa Lake Bafa golu Bafa Meer Bafa See
Bafalake Turkey, relaxing at Selene's Pension. selenespension.com
Lake Bafa and Stone Village (Kapikiri)
Beautiful lake and village. The village of Kapikiri is quaint and worth a stop.
Bafa Lake, Turkey
Lake Bafa or Lake Bafa Nature Park (Turkish: Bafa Gölü Tabiat Parkı) is a lake and a nature reserve situated in southwestern Turkey, part of it within the boundaries of Milas district of Muğla Province and the northern part within Aydın Province's Söke district.
Bafa Lake
Lake Bafa Nature Park
Bafa Lake in Turkey is a slightly saline lake of 6,708 ha and has max. depth 25 m.
It is situated south-east of the Büyük Menderes delta and surrounded by mountain ranges. But in the west the land opens towards the Menderes plain.
The lake is filled principally by river water, and has four islands.
Its western shores are shallow and support extensive marshes.
Fisheries are the main economic activity, as a protected area the lake is becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination.
Lake Bafa Nature Park (Turkish: Bafa Gölü Tabiat Parkı) is now a nature reserve in southwestern Turkey The lake used to be a gulf of the Aegean Sea until the Classical period, when the sea passage was gradually closed by the sediment from the Büyük Menderes River.
On the south shore of the lake is the highway connecting İzmir-Kuşadası-Söke to Milas Mulga and Bodrum The northern shore of the lake, where steep slopes are covered by wild or semi-cultivated olive trees, is now a major destination for trekking into the very secluded and non commercialized mountains and landscape.
There is vast history and amazing flora and fauna with unique scenery that is breathtaking
Selenes Pansiyon Bafa Lake
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