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Kusadasi is a resort town on the Aegean coast of Turkey, near the ancient city of Ephesus, 90 km south of Izmir and a short distance across from the island of Samos.
It is extremely popular as a tourist destination, both for its many beaches, and as the port for cruise ship passengers heading to Ephesus. Kusadasi has a residential population of 50,000 which rises to over half a million during the summer due to local and foreign tourists.
Near Kusadasi, there is a national park full of beautiful beaches just 1 km before the town of Guzelcamli.
Several aqua-parks are located near the town: the largest are Aqua Fantasy and Aqua Land.
The name Kusadasi comes from 'kus' (bird) and 'ada' (island). Just next to the old harbour is a small island that has a rock with the shape of a bird's head when seen from the sea. The town was also known as New Ephesus, Scala Nuova, and Kush-Adasi at the beginning of the 20th century.
 HISTORY OF KUSADASI
The site of the ancient Marathesium is close by on the south.
Kusadasi was a minor port overshadowed by Ephesus until Ephesus' harbor silted up. Before the opening of the Izmir-Aydin railway, its roadstead was frequented by vessels trading with the Anatolian coast. But in the absence of a rail connection, its trade declined in the 19th century in favor of Izmir.
TRANSPORTATION
Kusadasi has bus and long-distance taxi transportation to the nearest airports, in Izmir and Bodrum.
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