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Didim is located in the Gulf in the Aegean Sea, opposite the Greek island of Lesbos. Its name means "place of quince," but Ayvalik is surrounded by a seemingly endless gardens with olive trees. The city has some of the best preserved houses from the Ottoman era in the country. This Turkish resort closest locations to Bulgaria - 600 km. In ancient times the city was known as Kidonay and there lived Greeks and Turks. Today's Didim town was founded in 1929. The place is surrounded by arrays of olive trees whose fruit produces a large part of the best Turkish olive oil.
