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Izmir (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 38 24 46 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 38.4127 decimal degrees |
| Long: 027 08 18 E degrees minutes |
Long: 27.1384 decimal degrees |
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Note: Third largest city in Turkey; ancient Aeolian city taken by Ionians; seized by Alyattes of Lydia around 600 BCE; captured by Turkmen Aydın principality early 1300s; about 1425 incorporated into Ottoman Empire; exports figs, tobacco, cotton, and silk. |
Names: |
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| İzmir (preferred,C,V)
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| Izmir (C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Izmīr (C,V)
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| Esmirna (C,O)
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| Azmir (C,V)
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| Ismir (C,V)
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| Smirne (C,V)
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| Smyrne (C,V)
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| Yazmir (C,V)
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| Yazmīr (C,V)
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| איזמיר (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Naulochon (H,V)
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| Palaia Smyrna (H,V)
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| Smyrna (H,O)
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............ | ancient name |
| Smyrnē (H,V)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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İzmir (province) (P) |
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Izmir (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled in prehistoric times |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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Aegean University established 1955 |
| tourist center (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Palaia Smyrna.......... |
[VP] |
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Pleiades (2006-) accessed 3 March 2020 |
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