| Page Views: 491 Last Visit to Izmir: May, 2008 | Izmir - Konak by Kuznetsov_Sergey - last update: Jun 11, 2009 |
Izmir also has its Greek name Smyrna. Izmir is almost 3,500 years old. It has more than 3 million people and is Turkey's third most populous city.
Izmir was nearly destroyed by fire in September 1922. Izmir was badly damaged by earthquakes in 1928 and again in 1939.
So it has quite a modern view now without many ancient or medieval sights. May be that’s why tourist groups (like ours) usually make a short stop there before visiting other sites at the Aegean coast of Turkey. |
|  | You can watch my 32 high resolution photos in my Slide-show Izmir out of my Webshot page.
You can watch my 3 min 43 sec Video clip Izmir around by bus with Turkish pop music by Izel – York Yere,
4 min 07 sec Video clip Izmir Konak with Turkish pop music by Kenan Dogulu – Demedi Deme,
4 min 15 sec Video clip Izmir Konak Slide-show with Turkish pop music by Ebru Gundes - Telafi. |
| | Completed pages out of my trip to Turkey in April-May of 2008:
1) Ankara,
2) Bogazkale-Hattusas-Yazilikaya,
3) Urgup,
4) Kaymakli,
5) Goreme,
6) Zelve,
7) Uchisar,
8) Navsehir Ili,
9) Konya,
10) Pamukkale,
11) Kusadasi,
12) Ephesus,
13) Selcuk,
14) Meryemana,
15) Izmir,
16) Izmir Ili,
17) Bergama,
18) Ayvalik,
19) Troy,
20) Canakkale,
21) Istanbul,
22) Istanbul Ili,
23) Turkey.
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Tips: 7 - Photos: 30 | | | | Restaurants | Hotels & Accommodations | | | | Nightlife | Off The Beaten Path | | | | Tourist Traps | Warnings Or Dangers | | | Transportation
Tips: 1 - Photos: 5 | Local Customs | | | | Packing Lists | Shopping | | | | Sports Travel | General Tips
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Trekki Mon Sep 7, 2009 06:42 UTC
Ahh, music to start my day :-)) I love the clock tower and the mosque and the wonderful port :-) | mvtouring Sun Sep 6, 2009 14:12 UTC
Thanks for your tips, going there in less than 2 weeks and so looking forward to that ;-) | Cristian_Uluru Fri Aug 14, 2009 19:47 UTC
Very interesting town!!! It is a pity it was destroyed so many times in the centuries!!! Very nice videos!! | christine.j Fri Mar 13, 2009 16:33 UTC
I had no idea that Homer is said to have been born in Izmir. Thanks for telling me. |
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