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| Country |  Turkey |
| Region | Aegean |
| Province | Balıkesir |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 10x xx |
| Licence plate | 10 |
| Website: http://www.ayvalik.bel.tr/ | |
Ayvalık (Ancient Greek: Κυδωνίαι, Greek: Αϊβαλί aivali or Κυδωνίες) is a seaside town in the northwestern Aegean coast of Turkey. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically 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 Turkey is divided into 81 provinces called iller in Turkish (singular is il, see Turkish alphabet for capitalization of i Eastern European Time ( EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Daylight saving time ( DST Eastern European Summer Time ( EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 Time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+3 is used in the following locations Moscow Time Eastern European Summer Time West Asian Summer Time A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a Turkish car number plates are License plates found on Turkish vehicles The Ancient Greek language is the historical stage in the development of the Hellenic language family spanning the Archaic (c Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Etymology In ancient times there were various explanations for the name Aegean. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches It is a district of the Balıkesir Province. Districts are a type of Administrative division, in some countries managed by a Local government. Balıkesir is a province in midwestern Turkey, having coastlines on both the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean. It was alternatively called (Κυδωνίες - Kidonies) by the town's formerly important Greek population, although the use of the name Ayvalık was widespread for centuries among both the Turks and the Greeks (pronounced as Ayvali by the latter). The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions The Turkish people (Türk Halkı also known as " Turks " ( Türkler) are defined mainly as being speakers of Turkish as a First language
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Geography
Ayvalık is a district in Turkey's Balıkesir Province on the Aegean Sea coast, facing the Greek island of Lesbos. Lesbos (Λέσβος also transliterated Lesvos, Midilli is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It is situated on a narrow coastal plain surrounded by low hills to the east which are covered with pine and olive trees. This article is about the tree For other uses of the term "pine" see Pine (disambiguation. The Olive ( Olea europaea) is a Species of small Tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Ayvalık is also surrounded by the archipelago of the Ayvalık Islands on the sea and by a narrow peninsula in the south named the Hakkıbey Peninsula. An archipelago (ɑrkəˈpɛləgoʊ is a chain or cluster of Islands The word archipelago literally means "chief Sea " from Italian Ayvalık Islands are the group of islands around Ayvalık district of Turkey in Balıkesir Province in the Northeastern Aegean Sea. Ayvalık is the southernmost district of Balıkesir. Sites of interest Kuş Cenneti (Bird Sanctuary National Park Erdek, Bandırma, Edremit Bays and Ayvalık Coastal Beach Gömeç, Burhaniye and Edremit are other districts of the Balıkesir Province which are situated on the Aegean shores and they are lined up respectively to the north. Gömeç is a town and district of Balıkesir Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. Burhaniye is a town and district of Balıkesir Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The region is under the influence of a typical Mediterranean climate with mild and rainy winters and hot, dry summers.
History
Various archeological finds and excavations in the region prove that Ayvalık and its environs were inhabited as early as the prehistoric ages. Stone Age Paleolithic See also Paleolithic, Recent African Origin, Early Homo sapiens, Early human migrations "Paleolithic" Joseph Thacher Clarke believed that he had identified it as the site of Kisthene, mentioned in Strabo as a place in ruins at a harbor beyond Cape Pyrrha[1] The islets in the Ayvalık Bay (Ayvalık Körfezi) were also used for settlement purposes, together with Ayvalık, during the late Roman and early Byzantine periods. Strabo ( Greek: Στράβων 63/64 BC – ca AD 24 was a Greek historian, geographer and philosopher. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC The constant threat posed by piracy in the region during the previous ages did not allow the islet settlements to grow larger and only Cunda Island (alternatively known as Alibey Island, known among the Greeks as Moschonisia, literally "The Perfumed Island") could maintain a higher level of habitation as it is the largest and the closest islet to the mainland. Piracy is Robbery committed at sea or sometimes on shore without a commission from a sovereign Nation (as distinct from Privateering This article is about Cunda Island in Turkey for Cunda in Hinduism.
After the Byzantine period, the region came under the rule of the Anatolian Turkish Beylik of Karesi in the 13th century and was later annexed to the territory of the Ottoman beylik (principality), which was to become the Ottoman Empire in the following centuries. thumb|350px|Anatolian Turkish Beyliks map Anatolian Beyliks or Turkmen Beyliks ( Turkish: Anadolu Beylikleri, Ottoman Turkish: The Anatolian Turkish Beylik of Karesi with its capital in Balıkesir was one of the frontier principalities established by Oghuz Turkish clans The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish
Until 1922, Ayvalık(aivali) had a large Greek population. The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions Anecdotal evidence indicates that, immediately after the defeat in the naval Battle of Chesma (Çeşme), the Ottoman admiral (later grand vizier) Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha and his men from the ships who survived the disaster were lodged on their way back to the capital by a local priest in Ayvalık who did not know who they were. The naval Battle of Chesma took place on 5 - 7 July 1770 near and in Çeşme (Chesma Bay in the area between Asia Minor Çeşme ( Greek: Κρήνη, transliteration Kríni or Krēnē) is a coastal town and the center-town of the district of the same Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha (1713-1790 ( Hasan Pasha of Algiers) was an Ottoman grand vizier, Kaptan Pasha and an army commander of the Hasan Pasha did not forget the kindness shown to his sailors in the hour of need. and when he became grand vizier, he accorded virtual autonomy to the Greeks of Ayvalık, paving the way for it to become an important cultural center for that community in the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century.
The town was invaded by the Greek Army on 29 May 1919, and taken back three years later by Turkish forces under the command of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on 15 September 1922. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (19 May 1881 &ndash 10 November 1938 was an army officer revolutionary Statesman Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Following the Turkish War of Independence, the Greek population in the town was replaced by a Muslim population from Greece under the 1923 agreement for the Exchange of Greek and Turkish Populations. The Turkish War of Independence (Kurtuluş Savaşı May 19, 1919 October 29, 1923) refers to the political and military resistance developed A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey is the first large-scale population exchange, or agreed mutual expulsion in the 20th century Most of the new population that replaced the former Greek community were Muslim Turks from Mytilene, Crete and Greek Macedonia. Lesbos (Λέσβος also transliterated Lesvos, Midilli is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. Crete ( Greek: Κρήτη transliteration: Krētē, modern transliteration Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the Macedonia ( Μακεδονία, Makedonía,) is a geographical and historical region of Greece in southeastern Europe One could still hear Greek spoken in the streets till recently. Many of the town's mosques are Greek Orthodox churches that have been converted.
Modern Ayvalık
Today, Ayvalık(aivali) and the numerous islets encircling the bay area are popular holiday resorts. The most important and the biggest of these islets is Cunda Island (Alibey Island) which was connected to Lale Adasi, and thence to the mainland, by a bridge in the late 1960s. This article is about Cunda Island in Turkey for Cunda in Hinduism.
Since September 1998, Ayvalık has had an international music academy (AIMA) which gives master classes for violin, viola and cello. Artificial Intelligence A Modern Approach (ISBN 0-13-790395-2 (AIMA is a college textbook on Artificial Intelligence, written by Stuart J The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member The viola is a bowed String instrument. It is the middle voice of the Violin family, The violoncello (abbreviated to cello, or 'cello, plural cellos or celli —the c is tʃ It brings together students from all over the world and gives them a precious opportunity to work with distinguished masters of their branch.
Distinguished USA based Harvard University and Turkey's Koç University have establihed a joined project in Cunda Island of Ayvalık and run a Harvard-Koç University Intensive Ottoman & Turkish Summer School every summer. [2][3]
Ayvalık also has two of the longest sandy beaches of the whole country which extend as far as the Dikili district of İzmir nearly 30 km (19 mi) in the south. Dikili is a coastal town and a district of İzmir Province in the Aegean Region of Turkey. İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul. These are the Sarımsaklı and Altınova beaches.
In recent years Ayvalık has also become an important point of attraction for scuba divers with its underwater fauna. Scuba diving is swimming underwater, or taking part in another activity while using a Scuba set. Fauna is all of the Animal life of any particular region or time
Ayvalık and its environs are famous for the highly appreciated quality of olive oil production. Olive oil is a fruit oil obtained from the olive ( Olea europaea; family Oleaceae along with Lilacs Jasmine and ash trees
Today, the population of Ayvalık is close to 30,000, which significantly increases during the summer due to tourism. Ayvalık is also close to Bergama (former Pergamon) which is another important attraction for tourists with its ruins, dating back to antiquity. Bergama ( Pargauma /PergamosPeople of High City refers to a city and its surrounding district in İzmir Province, in the Aegean Region of the Classical antiquity (also the classical era or classical period) is a broad term for a long period of cultural History centered on the Mediterranean
With its rich architectural heritage, Ayvalık is a member of the Norwich-based European Association of Historic Towns and Regions (EAHTR)
See also
Notes
- ^ Joseph Thacher Clarke, "Gargara, Lamponia and Pionia: Towns of the Troad" The American Journal of Archaeology and of the History of the Fine Arts 4. History Roman The Romans had their regional capital at Venta Icenorum on the river to the south which is near modern-day Caistor St Edmund Ayvalık Islands are the group of islands around Ayvalık district of Turkey in Balıkesir Province in the Northeastern Aegean Sea. Turkey boasts of increasingly favored ports of call for international and local yachtsmen. 3 (September 1888, pp. 291-319) p. 295 note 13.
- ^ Intensive Ottoman Summer School in Turkey. Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. Harvard Summer School 2008. Retrieved on 2008-04-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
- ^ Department of History. Koç University (2007-07-16). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Retrieved on 2008-04-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
External links
- Cunda Island
- Panaromique pictures of island Tr
- Pictures of Ayvalik and Alibey Island Tr
- AYKUSAD, Ayvalık Association of Culture and Arts (Turkish)
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