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İzmir Province
Location of İzmir Province
Location of İzmir Province in Turkey
Overview
Region: Aegean Region, Turkey
Area: 11,973 (km²)
Total Population 3,769,000 TUIK 2007
Licence plate code: 35
Area code: 0232
Governor M. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The provinces of Turkey are organized into 7 census-defined regions ( bölge) which were originally defined at the First Geography Congress in 1941 Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Turkey is divided into 81 provinces called iller in Turkish (singular is il, see Turkish alphabet for capitalization of i Turkish car number plates are License plates found on Turkish vehicles Turkey went from six (2+4 to seven digits (3+4 local phone numbers c Cahit Kıraç
Governor Website http://www.izmir.gov.tr
Weather forecast turkeyforecast.com/weather/izmir

İzmir is a province of Turkey in western Anatolia on the Aegean coast, whose capital is the city of Izmir. Turkey is divided into 81 provinces called iller in Turkish (singular is il, see Turkish alphabet for capitalization of i Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Anatolia (Anadolu Ανατολία Anatolía) or Asia minor, comprising most of modern Turkey, is the geographic region bounded by the Black Etymology In ancient times there were various explanations for the name Aegean. İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul. On the west it is surrounded by the Aegean sea, and it encloses the Gulf of İzmir. The Gulf of İzmir (İzmir Körfezi formerly known as the Gulf of Smyrna, is an inlet of the Aegean Sea. Its area is 11,973 km. 2, population 3,769,000 (2007 est). The population was 3,370,866 in 2000. Neighbouring provinces are Balıkesir on the north, Manisa on the east, and Aydın on the south. Balıkesir is a province in midwestern Turkey, having coastlines on both the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean. Manisa Province is a province in western Turkey. Its neighboring provinces are İzmir to the west Aydın to the south Denizli to Aydın is a province of southwestern Turkey, located in the Aegean Region. Its traffic code is 35, and its capital is İzmir city. Turkish car number plates are License plates found on Turkish vehicles İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul.

The main rivers of the province are Küçük Menderes Nehri, Koca Çay (with Güzelhisar dam), and Bakır Çay. Cayster River (or Küçük Menderes, "Little Maeander" is located south of İzmir, Turkey.

Districts

İzmir Province is divided into 28 districts (capital district in bold):

Of these, Balçova, Bornova, Buca, Çiğli, Gaziemir, Güzelbahçe, Karşıyaka, Konak, and Narlıdere are metropolitan districts, making up the city of Izmir. The 81 provinces of Turkey are divided into 923 Districts ( ilçeler; sing Aliağa is a town and a district of İzmir Province in the Aegean Region of Turkey Balçova is a district of İzmir Province in Turkey. It is one of the nine districts in the Greater Metropolitan Area of İzmir, the smallest in terms Bayındır is a district of İzmir Province of Turkey and the central town of the district which is situated in the valley of the Küçük Menderes. Bergama ( Pargauma /PergamosPeople of High City refers to a city and its surrounding district in İzmir Province, in the Aegean Region of the Beydağ is a district of İzmir Province of Turkey. Bornova is a district of İzmir Province in Turkey. It is one of the nine districts in the Greater Metropolitan Area of İzmir, the third largest Buca is a district of İzmir Province of Turkey. It is one of the metropolitan districts of Greater İzmir. Çeşme ( Greek: Κρήνη, transliteration Kríni or Krēnē) is a coastal town and the center-town of the district of the same Çiğli is a district of İzmir Province of Turkey. It is one of the metropolitan districts of İzmir and constitutes the northern end of the greater Dikili is a coastal town and a district of İzmir Province in the Aegean Region of Turkey. This article is about the modern city For the ancient Ionian Greek city see Phocaea Foça is a district as well as the center town of that Gaziemir is a district of İzmir Province of Turkey. It is one of the metropolitan districts of Greater İzmir and is situated to the south of central Güzelbahçe is a district of İzmir Province in Turkey. It is one of the nine districts in the Greater Metropolitan Area of İzmir, one of the smallest Karaburun is a town and a district in Turkey 's İzmir Province. Karşıyaka is a district of İzmir Province in Turkey. It is one of the nine districts in the Greater Metropolitan Area of İzmir, the second largest Kınık is a district of İzmir Province of Turkey. Konak is a district of İzmir Province of Turkey and one of the metropolitan districts of İzmir city Menderes is a district of İzmir Province of Turkey. Menderes district which is notable with its satsumas beautiful bays and historical riches is 20 km Menemen (Μαινεμένη in Greek) is a district of Turkey 's İzmir Province as well as the district's central town Narlıdere is a district of İzmir Province in Turkey. It is one of the nine districts in the Greater Metropolitan Area of İzmir, one of the smallest Ödemiş is a district of İzmir Province of Turkey. North of Ödemiş which is 113km southeast of İzmir are the ruins of Hypaiapa. Seferihisar is a coastal town and the center of the district of the same name in İzmir Province, in Turkey. Selçuk is the central town of Selçuk district İzmir Province in Turkey, northeast of Kuşadası, northeast of Ephesus. Tire is a district of İzmir Province of Turkey. It is one of the largest towns in the area and is situated 82 km Torbalı is a district of İzmir Province of Turkey. An ancient Ionian city famous for its wines and religious sites it has three sancuaries in marble

History

The area was first settled by Ionian Greeks in about the 11th century BCE who established the city of Smyrna, now İzmir city. Geography Physical Ionia was of small extent not exceeding 90 geographical miles in length from north to south with a breadth varying from 40 to 55 miles but to this The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions This article is on the Ancient Greek city of Smyrna principally in connection with the ruins remaining to this day İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul. It was later conquered by the Persians, retaken by the Greeks, before being subsumed into the Roman Empire. The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial After the split of the Roman Empire, the area became part of the Byzantine Empire until conquered by the Ottoman Turks in the 14th century. The Ottoman Turks were the subdivision of the Ottoman Muslim Millet that dominated the ruling class of the Ottoman Empire. Following the First World War the province was ceded to Greece, but was retaken by the forces of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in the Turkish War of Independence. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (19 May 1881 &ndash 10 November 1938 was an army officer revolutionary Statesman The Turkish War of Independence (Kurtuluş Savaşı May 19, 1919 October 29, 1923) refers to the political and military resistance developed of Greek civilians by Turkish soldiers (see Great Fire of Smyrna). The Great Fire of Smyrna is the name commonly given to the fire that ravaged İzmir / Smyrna starting 13 September 1922 and lasted for four days As a result of the Treaty of Lausanne all non-Turkish and non-Muslim inhabitants of the province had to leave, and İzmir Province was incorporated into the modern republic of Turkey. The Treaty of Lausanne ( July 24, 1923) was a Peace treaty signed in Lausanne that settled the Anatolian part of the Partitioning Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches

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