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Marmaris (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾmaɾis]) is a municipality and district of Muğla Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 906 km 2 , [ 3 ] and its population is 97,818 (2022). [ 1 ] It is a port city and tourist resort on the Mediterranean coast, along the shoreline of the Turkish Riviera .
According to the writings of ancient Greek historian Herodotus, human presence in the cave (as well as the old city of Physkos, today called Marmaris), dates back to 3,000 BC. However, excavations carried out by the Municipality of Marmaris in 2007 extended this period to almost 12,000 years back. [2]
Physcus or Physkos (Ancient Greek: Φύσκος) may refer to: Marmaris, a port in Turkey; Physca, a town of ancient Macedon, Greece; Tornadotus, a river in Iraq;
Marmaris Castle is located in Marmaris, Turkey. [1] The castle was reconstructed by Suleiman the Magnificent during his expedition against Rhodes . [ 2 ] The fort is one of the few castles in Turkey that also possesses a museum.
Physca or Physka (Ancient Greek: Φύσκα), Physcae or Physkai (Φύσκαι), Physcas or Physkas (Φύσκας), [1] or Physcus or Physkos (Φύσκος), [2] was a town of ancient Macedonia. It was placed by Ptolemy in the district of Mygdonia , and by others in that of Eordaea .
In Greek mythology, Physcus (Ancient Greek: Φύσκος Physkos) or Physcius, was a king of Locris [1] and son of Amphictyon and Chthonopatra [2] and father of Locrus. [3] In some accounts, however, he was called the grandson of Amphictyon through Aetolus , his predecessor to the throne.
Statue of King Iku-Shamagan, c. 2500 BC. [13] [14] National Museum of DamascusSome of the museum's unique exhibits are the restored wall paintings of the Dura Europos Synagogue from the 3rd century AD, the hypogeum of Yarhai from Palmyra, dating to 108 AD and the façade and frescoes of the Umayyad period Qasr Al-Heer Al-Gharbi, which dates back to the 8th century and lies 80 km south of Palmyra.
The palace was then converted to a museum, and is today visited by the millions of tourists that visit Rhodes. [15] In 1988, when Greece held the rotating presidency of the European Economic Community (as the European Union was then known), Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou and the other leaders of the EEC held a meeting in the Palace. [15]