Muğlais a city in south-westernTurkey. It is the center of the district the same name, as well as ofMuğla Province, which stretches alongTurkey'sAegeancoast. Muğla center is situated inland at an altitude of 660m and lies at a distance of about 30km (19mi) from the nearest seacoast in theGulf of Gökovato its south-west. Muğla district area neighbors the district areas ofMilas,YatağanandKavaklıdereto its north by north-west and those ofUlaandKöyceğiz, all of whom are depending districts. Muğla is the administrative capital of a province that incorporates internationally well-known and popular tourist resorts such asBodrum,MarmarisandFethiyeand also the smaller resort ofSarigerme.