Balıklıova (Balikliova) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Urla, İzmir Province, Turkey. As of 2022, it has a population of 1,199. The majority of households are summer houses and summer sites, so during the summer season Balıklıova's population is higher. It lies between Urla and Karaburun. The name Balıklıova derives from the Turkish words balık, "fish" and ova, "valley", meaning "a valley full of fish". Fishing and agriculture is of big importance in the economy of the village. Olives, Narcissus and artichokes are mainly harvested in the area.
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👉 Balıklıova in the context of Karaburun Peninsula, Turkey
The Karaburun Peninsula is a peninsula in the extreme western end of Turkey, a component of the larger Urla-Karaburun-Çeşme Peninsula. The peninsula carries the same name as the town and ilçe (administrative center), Karaburun, located at a pivotal point in its extremity. It is located west of the city of İzmir, comprised wholly within İzmir Province and is surrounded by the Aegean Sea.
The Karaburun peninsula is bounded on the west by the Chios Strait, on the northeast and east by the İzmir Gulf, and on the south by an isthmus in stretching between the village Balıklıova in the southeast and the Gerence Bay in the southwest. In antiquity, the peninsula was known as Melaena (Μέλαινα) and famed for its millstone quarries.