Cesme

Description

Cesme is a coastal town and the administrative centre of the district of the same name in Turkey`s westernmost end, on a promontory on the tip of the peninsula which also carries the same name and which extends inland to form a whole with the wider Karaburun Peninsula. It is a popular holiday resort and the district center, where two thirds of the district population is concentrated. Cesme is located 85 km west of İzmir, the largest metropolitan center in Turkey`s Aegean Region. There is a six-lane highway connecting the two cities. Cesme district has two neighboring districts, Karaburun to the north and Urla to the east, both of which are also part of İzmir Province. The name ``Cesme`` means ``fountain`` and possibly draws reference from the many Ottoman fountains scattered across the city.