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Metropolis, meaning Mother Goddess, was founded around 725 B.C. and lived its sparkling time during the Hellenistic Period...
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| Neopolis |
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Ancient Neopolis stands as the second peninsula, little further to the Pigeon Island. The site was controlled by the Ionians and...
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| Panionion |
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Located northwest of Priene, on the northeast corner of Dilek peninsula, near today's Guzelcamli, stood Panionion, as...
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| Phygale |
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Once located 3 km north of Kusadasi, Phygale was known as one of the oldest settlements in the area. Two different...
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| Sardis |
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The ancient city is situated in Manisa Salihli, in the territory of ancient Lydia, at the foot of Tmolus Mountains, 72km away from Izmir...
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| Seven Sleepers |
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The burial churches built in a natural cave on the skirt of Mount Pion (Panayir), to the north of Ephesus, are known as Seven...
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| Notion |
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Known as the harbor city of Colophon and its link to the sea, the site of ancient Notion, is 30 km north of Kusadasi on the...
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| Pergamum |
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After the death of Alexander the Great, one of his generals who is called Lysimachus chose Pergamum as the depository for...
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| Priene |
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The first establishments in Priene go back till 2000 BC. According to ancient documents, these first settlers were the...
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| Selcuk Castle |
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The well preserved Byzantine castle stands on the hill of Ayasuluk during 1500 years. As the castle was located at significant point...
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| Teos |
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Established early in the 1st millennium BC, ancient Teos, was a state of the Ionian Confederacy. The city lay over a hill that...
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