İzmir
City in Turkey
Izmir is a city on Turkey’s Aegean coast. Known as Smyrna in antiquity, it was founded by the Greeks, taken over by the Romans and rebuilt by Alexander the Great before becoming part of the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century. Today, its expansive...
Population: 4.367 million (2019)
Area: 4,591 mi²
Mayor: Tunç Soyer
Area code: (+90) 232
Demonym(s): English: Izmirian; Turkish: İzmirli
Earliest known settlement: c. 6500 BC (Yeşilova Mound in Bornova district)