Dalaman is a small town of Muğla Province on the southwestern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Dalaman is also the name of the district.
Economically, the paper industry, the agricultural industry and Dalaman International Airport play an important role. The airport's inauguration in 1987 helped develop tourism in the region. It is served by international charter airlines between April and November. There are regular connections to Istanbul and Ankara all year round.
Important tourist centers in the region around Dalaman are for example Dalyan, Marmaris and Fethiye as well as the holiday resort Sarıgerme.
In Dalaman is a station building without any connection to the rail network. Originally, the hunting enthusiastic Ottoman viceroy of Egypt Abbas II. 1905 had planned the construction of its own hunting lodge. At the same time he planned the construction of a train station in Egypt. However, as the shiploads along with building plans cluttered, the workers in Dalaman received the instructions and materials of the actually planned in Egypt station. Thus, instead of the hunting lodge, a train station with ticket office and allegedly even rails was built. Today it is the seat of the local Chamber of Agriculture.
On the Dalaman river of the same name, the Akköprü dam was built in 2008.
