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Izmir
İzmir · local name
38.44° N, 27.15° E
- Population
- 2,587,000
- Population from Natural Earth (POP_MAX). The source does not state which year the figure belongs to, so no year is shown.
- Population rank
- 3 of 82
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 82 cities of Türkiye in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Türkiye, so this is not a national ranking.
- Province
- Izmir Province
- Natural Earth marks this city as the capital of a first-level administrative unit; the province is the one whose boundary contains the city.
- Founded
- 3000
- Year of founding from Wikidata (P571). Only the year is known, not the day; a city whose sources give more than one year shows no row.
- Area
- 944 km²
- Total area from Wikidata (P2046). Where two statements differ by less than half a percent the smaller is shown; a larger disagreement (land area against total area, say) shows no row.
- Time zone
- Europe/Istanbul
- Places
- 11
- editorial
Traveler brief
Only what this atlas can source — no hours, prices, visas or safety advice.
Practical bearings for Izmir, from the same records as the rest of this page.
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Places 11
- EphesusThe Library of Celsus, a 25,000-seat theater and marble streets — one of the best-preserved classical cities in the Mediterranean.UNESCOAncient Site
- Temple of ArtemisOne of the Seven Wonders, now a single reassembled column in a field of foundations.UNESCOAncient Site
- Kemeraltı BazaarAn Ottoman market that follows the curve of a silted-up ancient harbor.Market
- House of the Virgin MaryA small stone chapel on Bülbül Mountain, a pilgrimage site for Christians and Muslims alike.Religious
- AlaçatıStone houses and blue shutters on the Çeşme peninsula, with reliable afternoon wind for surfers.Landmark
- ŞirinceA hillside village of Greek stone houses, known for fruit wine and a mathematics institute.Landmark
- ÇeşmeA Genoese castle above a harbor town, with thermal springs and clear water on either side.Beach
- Konak Clock TowerA gift for Abdülhamid II's silver jubilee, and the emblem of the city ever since.Landmark
- Agora of SmyrnaThe Roman marketplace rebuilt by Marcus Aurelius after the earthquake of 178, with vaulted basement galleries intact.Ancient Site
- KadifekaleA fortress founded under Alexander's successors, looking down the whole length of the gulf.Castle
- AsansörA public elevator built by a Jewish merchant to spare the neighborhood 155 steps.Landmark
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