This article is about the province of Turkey. For the city in Turkey, see İzmir.
İzmir Province (Turkish: İzmir ili) is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey in western Anatolia, situated along the Aegean coast. Its capital is the city of İzmir, which is in itself composed of the province's central 11 districts out of 30 in total. To the west, it is surrounded by the Aegean Sea, and it encloses the Gulf of Izmir. Its area is 11,891 square kilometres (4,591 square miles),[2] and its population is 4,462,056 (2022).[1] Neighboring provinces are Balıkesir to the north, Manisa to the east, and Aydın to the south. The traffic code of the province is 35.
It is one of the oldest cities and ports of ancient Ionia in the Mediterranean Sea. It was founded around 3000 BC and has survived to this day. It was inhabited by Greek populations from antiquity until the destruction of Smyrna in 1922 and the exchange of populations that followed with the Treaty of Lausanne. In its long history it has changed location twice.
The first location (prehistoric times) was mentioned by Strabo as "Old Smyrna" and the second location was built by Alexander the Great and his descendants (Hellenistic period). Ionians, in about 11th century BC, established the League of Ionia. It was later conquered by the Persians and retaken by the Greeks before being subsumed into the Roman Empire. In Roman times it became very prosperous and the Romans honored it three times with the praiseworthy title of "young girl" because of its amazing prosperity. Izmir was not the first city to recognize Rome as a deity.
The term "Catholic Church" was first used in 110 in a letter from St. Ignatius of Antioch to the Church of Smyrna. After the split of the Roman Empire, the area became part of what is now called the Byzantine Empire until it was conquered by the Ottoman Turks in the 14th century. In 1424, Smyrna was conquered by the Ottomans. However, before and after its occupation, Venetians and Genoese tried several times to include it in their Republics.
As a result of the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, all Greek Orthodox inhabitants of the province were deported, and İzmir Province was incorporated into the modern republic of Turkey.
An earthquake on 30 October 2020 killed 117 people in the area.
In January 2021, archaeologists headed by Elif Koparal, announced the discovery of the ruins of a 2500 year-old temple of Aphrodite from the 5th century BC in the Urla-Çeşme peninsula. Among other findings in and around the temple, they found a statue piece depicting a woman, a terracotta female head and an inscription that reads, "This is the sacred area". The traces of the temple were first excavated in 2016.[5][6][7][8]
Wind power generationedit
"The greater Izmir region produces 20% of Turkey’s wind power from wind turbines capable of generating more than 1,300 megawatts (MW)."[9]
^January 2021, Patrick Pester-Staff Writer 12 (12 January 2021). "2,500-year-old temple to Greek love goddess unearthed in Turkey". livescience.com. Retrieved 2021-05-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Agency, Anadolu (2021-01-02). "2,500-year-old Aphrodite temple discovered in Turkey's Izmir". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
^"Ruins of Aphrodite Temple found in Urla". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
^Gershon, Livia. "Archaeologists in Turkey Unearth 2,500-Year-Old Temple of Aphrodite". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
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This article is about the province of Turkey For the city in Turkey see Izmir Izmir Province Turkish Izmir ili is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey in western Anatolia situated along the Aegean coast Its capital is the city of Izmir which is in itself composed of the province s central 11 districts out of 30 in total To the west it is surrounded by the Aegean Sea and it encloses the Gulf of Izmir Its area is 11 891 square kilometres 4 591 square miles 2 and its population is 4 462 056 2022 1 Neighboring provinces are Balikesir to the north Manisa to the east and Aydin to the south The traffic code of the province is 35 Izmir Province Izmir iliProvince and metropolitan municipalitySkyline of IzmirLocation of the province within TurkeyCountryTurkeySeatIzmirGovernment MayorCemil Tugay CHP ValiSuleyman ElbanArea11 891 km2 4 591 sq mi Population 2022 1 4 462 056 Density380 km2 970 sq mi Time zoneUTC 3 TRT Area code0232Websitewww wbr izmir wbr bel wbr tr www wbr izmir wbr gov wbr tr Major rivers of the province include the Kucuk Menderes river Koca Cay with Guzelhisar dam and Bakircay Contents 1 Districts 2 Demographics 3 History 3 1 Archaeology 4 Wind power generation 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksDistricts edit nbsp Districts of the Izmir Province Aliaga Balcova Bayindir Bayrakli Bergama Beydag Bornova Buca Cesme Cigli Dikili Foca Gaziemir Guzelbahce Karabaglar Karaburun Karsiyaka Kemalpasa Kinik Kiraz Konak Menderes Menemen Narlidere Odemis Seferihisar Selcuk Tire Torbali UrlaDemographics editHistorical populationYearPop p a 1927531 579 1935596 850 1 46 1940640 107 1 41 1950768 411 1 84 19601 063 490 3 30 19701 427 173 2 99 19801 976 763 3 31 19902 694 770 3 15 20003 431 204 2 45 20103 948 848 1 42 20204 394 694 1 08 Source Turkstat 3 4 1 nbsp Cesme is located in the provinceHistory edit nbsp The ancient city of Ephesus is in the Province of Izmir Further information Smyrna It is one of the oldest cities and ports of ancient Ionia in the Mediterranean Sea It was founded around 3000 BC and has survived to this day It was inhabited by Greek populations from antiquity until the destruction of Smyrna in 1922 and the exchange of populations that followed with the Treaty of Lausanne In its long history it has changed location twice The first location prehistoric times was mentioned by Strabo as Old Smyrna and the second location was built by Alexander the Great and his descendants Hellenistic period Ionians in about 11th century BC established the League of Ionia It was later conquered by the Persians and retaken by the Greeks before being subsumed into the Roman Empire In Roman times it became very prosperous and the Romans honored it three times with the praiseworthy title of young girl because of its amazing prosperity Izmir was not the first city to recognize Rome as a deity The term Catholic Church was first used in 110 in a letter from St Ignatius of Antioch to the Church of Smyrna After the split of the Roman Empire the area became part of what is now called the Byzantine Empire until it was conquered by the Ottoman Turks in the 14th century In 1424 Smyrna was conquered by the Ottomans However before and after its occupation Venetians and Genoese tried several times to include it in their Republics On September 13 1472 the Venetians under Pietro Mocenigo captured and destroyed the city in a failed attempt Following the First World War the province was ceded to Greece but was retaken by the forces of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in the Turkish War of Independence As a result of the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne all Greek Orthodox inhabitants of the province were deported and Izmir Province was incorporated into the modern republic of Turkey An earthquake on 30 October 2020 killed 117 people in the area Archaeology edit nbsp Agora of Smyrna In January 2021 archaeologists headed by Elif Koparal announced the discovery of the ruins of a 2500 year old temple of Aphrodite from the 5th century BC in the Urla Cesme peninsula Among other findings in and around the temple they found a statue piece depicting a woman a terracotta female head and an inscription that reads This is the sacred area The traces of the temple were first excavated in 2016 5 6 7 8 Wind power generation edit The greater Izmir region produces 20 of Turkey s wind power from wind turbines capable of generating more than 1 300 megawatts MW 9 See also editList of populated places in Izmir Province 2020 Aegean Sea earthquakeReferences edit a b c Address based population registration system ADNKS results dated 31 December 2022 Favorite Reports XLS TUIK Retrieved 19 September 2023 Il ve Ilce Yuz olcumleri General Directorate of Mapping Retrieved 12 July 2023 Genel Nufus Sayimlari Turkstat January 2021 Patrick Pester Staff Writer 12 12 January 2021 2 500 year old temple to Greek love goddess unearthed in Turkey livescience com Retrieved 2021 05 21 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Agency Anadolu 2021 01 02 2 500 year old Aphrodite temple discovered in Turkey s Izmir Daily Sabah Retrieved 2021 05 21 Ruins of Aphrodite Temple found in Urla Hurriyet Daily News Retrieved 2021 05 21 Gershon Livia Archaeologists in Turkey Unearth 2 500 Year Old Temple of Aphrodite Smithsonian Magazine Retrieved 2021 05 21 Coffey Brendan 2019 09 13 Fresh Air Turkish Turbine Blade Factory Invigorates Historic Town GE Reports Retrieved 2019 09 28 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Izmir Province in Turkish Izmir governor s official website Izmir metropolitan municipality s official website in Turkish Directorate of Culture and Tourism in Izmir in Turkish Local administrations in Izmir Izmir weather forecast information 38 29 04 N 27 08 26 E 38 48444 N 27 14056 E 38 48444 27 14056 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Izmir Province amp oldid 1216919584, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
