Özdere (English pronunciation: /ˈoʊzˌdɛreɪ/, Turkish pronunciation: [øzdeɾe]) is a Turkish coastal settlement and resort town in the Menderes district of İzmir Province, along the Aegean Sea coast.
Population: 13,500
Latitude: 38° 00' 58.00" N
Longitude: 27° 07' 41.02" E
Ephesus (/ˈɛfəsəs/; Greek: Ἔφεσος Ephesos; Turkish: Efes; ultimately from Hittite Apasa) was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, three kilometres southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built in the 10th century BC…
Kuşadası (pronounced [ˈkuʃadasɯ]) is a resort town on Turkey's Aegean coast and the center of the seaside district of the same name in Aydın Province. Kuşadası lies at a distance of 95 km (59 mi) to the south from the region's largest metropolitan c…
(For the alternative house of the Virgin Mary located in Loreto, Italy, see Shrine of the Holy House)
The library of Celsus is an ancient Roman building in Ephesus, Anatolia, now part of Selçuk, Turkey. It was built in honour of the Roman Senator Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus (completed in 135 AD) by Celsus' son, Gaius Julius Aquila (consul, 11…
The Second Council of Ephesus (commonly known as the Robber Council of Ephesus) was a Christological church synod in 449 AD convoked by Emperor Theodosius II under the presidency of Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria. It was intended to be an Ecumenical…
Claros (Greek: Κλάρος, Klaros; Latin: Clarus) was an ancient Greek sanctuary on the coast of Ionia. It contained a temple and oracle of Apollo, honored here as Apollo Clarius. It was located on the territory of Colophon, one of the twelve Ionic citi…
The classical city of Metropolis (Greek: Μητρόπολις) is situated in western Turkey near Yeniköy village in Torbali municipality - approximately 40 km SE of Izmir. The city was first investigated through archaeological field work from 1972 by Profess…
The Church of Mary (Turkish: Meryem Kilisesi) is an ancient Christian cathedral dedicated to the Theotokos ("Birth-Giver of God", i.e., the Virgin Mary), located in Ephesus (near present-day Selçuk in Turkey). It is also known as the Church of the C…
Notion or Notium (Ancient Greek Νότιον, 'southern') was a Greek city-state on the west coast of Anatolia; it is about 50 kilometers (31 mi) south of Izmir in modern Turkey, on the Gulf of Kuşadası. Notion was located on a hill from which the sea was…
Küçük Menderes, "Little Meander"), Cayster River or Kaystros River is located south of İzmir, Turkey. The Cayster generally flows westward and arrive into the Aegean Sea at Pamucak beach near Selçuk, İzmir. The ancient city of Ephesus was once an im…
Özdere is a Turkish town in the Menderes district of İzmir Province on the Aegean coast. It has a population of around 13.500 (2006) and has a municipality. It is located approximately 33 kilometres (21 mi) west of Kuşadası and 40 kilometres (25 mi)…
Ürkmez Dam is a dam in Turkey.
Tahtalı Dam is a dam in Turkey.
The Cumaovası Railway Station (Turkish: Cumaovası Garı) is a railway station in Turkey. The station is 2.78 km (1.73 mi) from the town of Menders. The Turkish State Railways serve the station with regional trains to Basmane Terminal in İzmir and Öde…
Koşu is a railway station in İzmir, Turkey. The station is served by İZBAN, the commuter rail operator of İzmir. Koşu was built in 1970 as a station servicing the nearby Hippodrome.
Bulgurca was a village about 20 km south of Izmir, Turkey.