İzmir Province

Coordinates: 38°29′04″N 27°08′26″E / 38.48444°N 27.14056°E / 38.48444; 27.14056
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This article is about the province of Turkey. For the city in Turkey, see İzmir.
İzmir Province
İzmir ili
Province
Skyline of İzmir
Skyline of İzmir
Location of the province within Turkey
Location of the province within Turkey
Coordinates: 38°29′04″N 27°08′26″E / 38.48444°N 27.14056°E / 38.48444; 27.14056
CountryTurkey
Seatİzmir
Government
 • ValiCemil Tugay (CHP)
Area
11,891 km2 (4,591 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
4,462,056
 • Density380/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Area code0232
ISO CodeTR-35
Websitewww.izmir.bel.tr
www.izmir.gov.tr

İzmir Province (

traffic code
of the province is 35.

Major rivers of the province include the

Küçük Menderes river, Koca Çay (with Güzelhisar dam), and Bakırçay
.

History

Further information: Smyrna

It is one of the oldest cities and ports of ancient Ionia in the Mediterranean Sea. The original settlement was founded around 3000 BC, and the city has survived through different iterations 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

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.

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 Atatürk 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 İzmir Province was incorporated into the modern republic of Turkey
.

An earthquake on 30 October 2020 killed 117 people in the area.[3]

Archaeology

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.[4][5][6][7]

Geography

Districts

  • Districts of the İzmir Province
    Districts of the İzmir Province
  • Çeşme is located in the province
    Çeşme is located in the province

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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[8][9][1]

Wind power generation

"The greater Izmir region produces 20% of Turkey’s wind power from wind turbines capable of generating more than 1,300 megawatts (MW)."[10]

See also

References

  1. ^
    TÜİK
    . Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ^ "A survey of damage observed in Izmir due to 2020 Samos-Izmir earthquake | PreventionWeb". www.preventionweb.net. 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  4. ^ Pester, Patrick (12 January 2021). "2,500-year-old temple to Greek love goddess unearthed in Turkey". Live Science. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  5. ^ Agency, Anadolu (2021-01-02). "2,500-year-old Aphrodite temple discovered in Turkey's Izmir". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  6. ^ "Ruins of Aphrodite Temple found in Urla". Hürriyet Daily News. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  7. ^ Gershon, Livia. "Archaeologists in Turkey Unearth 2,500-Year-Old Temple of Aphrodite". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  8. ^ Genel Nüfus Sayımları
  9. ^ Turkstat
  10. ^ Coffey, Brendan (2019-09-13). "Fresh Air: Turkish Turbine Blade Factory Invigorates Historic Town". GE Reports. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
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