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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
Area code: (+90) 232
Capital town: Konak (de facto; Turkish metropolises have no official capital towns)
Demonym(s): English: Izmirian; Turkish: İzmirli