About Izmir

Izmir is a province of Turkey in the western Anatolia on the Aegean coast. On the west it is surrounded by Aegean sea, and it encloses the Izmir Gulf (in Turkish Izmir Körfezi). Its area is 11.811 km.2 , population 3.370.866 (2000 census). Neighbouring provinces are Balikesir on the north, Manisa on the east, and Aydin on the south. Its traffic code is 35, and its capital is Izmir city

Izmir Interesting Places

Dikili, Foça, Çesme, Seferihisar and Gümüldür shores, Balçova-Çatalkaya cable lift, Asansör (Lift), Yamanlar-Karagöl, Tunay, Uzunkuyu, Belkahand and Çamlik forest recreation areas, Balçova-Agamemnon, Çesme-Sifne, Bergama-Güzellik Hot Spring, Menemen, Seferihisar, Bayindir, Foça (Phokaia), Larisa, Erythrai, Klazomenai, Teos, Lebedos, Kolophon, Klaros, Notion and Efes (Ephesos) antique city ruins, House of Virgin Mary, Bayrakli, Kadifekale, Artemis Bath, Kizilçullu and Selçuk aquaducts, Agora of Izmir, Çesme and Selçuk castles, Belevi Tumulus and Grave Monument, Bergama, Ödemis and Tire Grand Mosques, Faik Pasha, Hisar, Haci Hüseyin (Basdurak), Kestane Pazari, Ali Aga, Hatuniye, Çorak Kapi, Konak, Kursunlu, Sadirvan, Ikiçesmelik, Salepcioglu, Isa Bey, Mehmed Bey, Kazganoglu, Yeni, Pasha and Rüstem Pasha Mosques, Kizlaragasi, Mirkelamoglu and Karaosmanoglu Inns, Sultan Sah, Mehmed Bey, Ibn Melek and Süleyman Sah mausoleums, Izmir Clock Tower, Izmir Atatürk and Menemen Kubilay Monuments, International Izmir Exposition, Izmir Archeology, Izmir Art and Sculpture, Izmir Atatürk, Efes Archeology, Bergama and Tire.