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İzmir

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
Elevation Band
Sea Level 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 5
Connections

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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Origin Of

İzmir Bomb Kurabiye

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Source İzmir Bomb Kurabiye (Wikipedia)Lead [origin-region]
Quote, Lead [origin-region]
The kurabiye gets its name from İzmir, the place where it originates.

Site Of

Edwards Villa

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Edwards Villa (source article)Lead paragraph [place]
Quote, Lead paragraph [place]
is a building located in Bornova, İzmir
BMC Otomotiv

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Petkim

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Sources
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_urban
    3,025,000
  • Infobox, Population year
    2024
  • Infobox: area_metro_km2
    2259
  • 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' = 'c. 6500 BC (Yeşilova Mound in Bornova district)' on the 'İzmir' article, read and judged (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)View the Source
3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 38.4244,27.1322
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 8.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.25, 27.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.25, 27.25
38.25 27.25 Csa
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5. GeoNames: İzmir - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 311046
Quote, cities500 record 311046
38.41273 27.13838 P PPLA TR 35 2938292 122 Europe/Istanbul
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Izmir Province (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
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.
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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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