Gaziemir
Gaziemir | |
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District and municipality | |
 | |
 Map showing Gaziemir District in İzmir Province | |
  Gaziemir Location in Turkey  Gaziemir Gaziemir (İzmir) | |
| Coordinates: 38°19′17″N 27°07′39″E / 38.32139°N 27.12750°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | İzmir |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Halil Arda[1] (CHP) |
| Area | 70 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 114 m (374 ft) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 137,754 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 35980 |
| Area code | 0232 |
| Website | www |
Gaziemir is a municipality and
İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport is situated within the boundaries of the district,[5] as is the Aegean Free Zone export processing industrial park, which is also home to the third space camp in the world, Space Camp Turkey
.
History
Gaziemir was founded in the 14th century by
Greeks
who came to constitute a large majority as of the second half of the 19th century.
The Greek population was exchanged after the
Gazi Umur Bey. In 1992, Gaziemir became a district that also includes the former municipality of Sarnıç
which was a part of Konak district.
Gaziemir today
Always a hub of crafts and industry both for İzmir and nationally, Gaziemir today has a highly developed industrial basis, with modern residential areas surrounding production and sales centers. The
joint-venture) and Metro AG Optimum Outlet
subsidiaries makes Gaziemir one the important retail centers of İzmir.
Economy
The airline
Izmir Airport.[7]
Composition
There are 16
neighbourhoods in Gaziemir District:[8]
- 9 Eylül
- Aktepe
- Atatürk
- Atıfbey
- Beyazevler
- Binbaşı Reşat Bey
- Emrez
- Fatih
- Gazi
- Gazikent
- Hürriyet
- Irmak
- Menderes
- Sevgi
- Yeşil
- Zafer
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gaziemir.
- Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Space Camp Turkey
References
 | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (September 2009) |
- ^ "Gaziemir Municipality Organization Chart". gaziemir.bel.tr. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Contact Us Archived 2009-03-04 at the Wayback Machine." Adnan Menderes Airport. Retrieved on 6 September 2009.
- ^ Bent, James Theodore (1893). Early Voyages and Travels in the Levant. I. The Diary of Master Thomas Dallam, 1599–1600. II. Extracts from the Diaries of Dr John Covel, 1670–1679. With Some Account of the Levant Company of Turkey merchants. London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society. p. 206.
- ^ "Contact Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine." IZair. Retrieved on 6 September 2009. "IZair Head Office Adnan Menderes Havalimani Girisi 35410 Gaziemir Izmir"
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.