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Izmir

Western Asia

Izmir, often still called in English by its Greek name of Smyrna, is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara, and the largest metropolitan area on the Aegean Sea. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
3,025,000 1
Infobox Urban figure used (3,025,000); Metro population is 4,493,242.
Area (sq km)
2259 1
Infobox Metro area figure; no separate urban/city-proper area is given.
Founding Year
6500 BCE 2
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
2 1
Latitude
38.42444 degrees north 1
Longitude
27.13222 degrees east 1
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Associated With

Izmir Province, States or Territories

izmir is associated with izmir-province.

Source Izmir Province (Wikipedia)
Turkey, Countries
Source Izmir (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Izmir Province, States or Territories

izmir is the capital of izmir-province.

Source Izmir Province (Wikipedia)
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1. Izmir (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Izmir, often still called in English by its Greek name of Smyrna, is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara, and the largest metropolitan area on the Aegean Sea.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    3,025,000
  • Infobox, Population year
    2024
  • Infobox, Area
    2,259
  • Infobox, Elevation
    2 m
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    38.42444N 27.13222E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    38.42444N 27.13222E
  • Associated With: Turkey, Infobox, Country
    Turkey
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2. İzmir (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia infobox field 'Earliest known settlement' = '{{Circa|6500 BC}} ([[Yeşilova Höyük|Yeşilova Mound]] in [[Bornova]] district)' on the 'İzmir' article, read and judged (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)View the Source
Izmir Province (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
The province's capital is Izmir city, composed of 11 central districts out of 30 total in the province.
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Wikidata: Izmir
  • Wikidata Q35997, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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