İzmir is a city on the west coast of Anatolia, and capital of İzmir Province. It is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara, and the second largest urban agglomeration on the Aegean Sea after Athens, Greece.
Founded: c. 11th century BC (as ancient Smyrna)
Elevation: 2 m (7 ft)
Area code: (+90) 232
Country: Turkey
Region: Aegean
Province: İzmir
Earliest known settlement: c. 6500 BC (Yeşilova Mound in Bornova district)
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