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The historic clock tower stands in the center of a busy square in Izmir's Konak district, surrounded by palm trees, people, pigeons, and city buildings under a partly cloudy sky. Map showing the location of Izmir in western Turkey, near the Aegean Sea. The map highlights Turkey and its neighboring countries, including Greece, Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Syria, Iraq, and Cyprus, with a small inset globe indicating the region's position within Europe and Asia. Karşıyaka
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The historic clock tower stands in the center of a busy square in Izmir's Konak district, surrounded by palm trees, people, pigeons, and city buildings under a partly cloudy sky.
İzmir, Turkey: clock tower Clock tower, İzmir, Turkey.

İzmir

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Also known as: Smyrna
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İzmir, city in western Turkey. The country’s third largest city and one of its largest ports, İzmir lies at the head of the sheltered Gulf of İzmir on the deeply indented coast of the Aegean Sea. Pop. (2000) 2,232,265; (2013 est.) 2,803,418. İzmir is one of the oldest cities of the Mediterranean world and has been of almost continuous historical importance during the last 5,000 years. Excavations indicate settlement contemporary with that of the first...

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