İzmir, heestorically also Smyrna, is a ceety in wastren Turkey an the seat o İzmir Province. It is Turkey's third maist populous ceety an the kintra's seicont lairgest port ceety efter Istanbul. It is located alang the ootlying watters o the Gulf o İzmir, bi the Aegean Sea.

İzmir
Frae tap tae bottom, left tae richt: Konak in İzmir, Historical Elevator in Karataş, Pasaport Wharf in İzmir, Gündoğdu Squerr, İzmir Clock Touer in Konak Squerr, A view o the ceety frae Historical Elevator, Karşıyaka.
Frae tap tae bottom, left tae richt: Konak in İzmir, Historical Elevator in Karataş, Pasaport Wharf in İzmir, Gündoğdu Squerr, İzmir Clock Touer in Konak Squerr, A view o the ceety frae Historical Elevator, Karşıyaka.
Eik-name(s): 
Pairl o the Aegean
İzmir is located in Turkey
İzmir
İzmir
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°25′N 27°08′E / 38.42°N 27.14°E / 38.42; 27.14Coordinates: 38°25′N 27°08′E / 38.42°N 27.14°E / 38.42; 27.14
Kintra Turkey
RegionAegean
Provinceİzmir
EstablishedAuncient era (as Smyrna an Kordelion)
Caipital tounKonak (de-facto; Turkis metropolises hae na offeecial caipital touns)
Govrenment
 • MayorAziz Kocaoğlu
(CHP)
Area
 • Metropolitan municipality7340 km2 (2,830 sq mi)
 • Urban
893.13 km2 (344.84 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1][2]
 • Metropolitan municipality4,273,677
 • Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
 • Urban
3,028,323
Time zoneUTC+3 (FET)
Postal code
35xxx
Area code(s)(+90) 232
Licence plate35
Websitewww.izmir.bel.tr
www.izmir.gov.tr

Sister ceeties eedit

The follaein is a leet o İzmir's sister ceeties.[3]:

Europe
 
Asie
Africa
 
Americas

References eedit

  1. "Turkey: Major cities and provinces". citypopulation.de. Archived frae the original on 24 Februar 2015. Retrieved 8 Februar 2015. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help)
  2. a b "..::Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu Web sayfalarına Hoş Geldiniz::." www.tuik.gov.tr. Archived frae the original on 6 Januar 2009. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help)
  3. "Sister cities of İzmir (1/7)" (in Turkish). Archived frae the original on 5 Januar 2009. Retrieved 16 Julie 2008.