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Jan 11, 2023 · 5. Go Back In Time at Agora Archaeological Site of Smyrna. Ancient city of Smyrna. The Agora Archaeological Site of Smyrna in Izmir is one of Turkey’s most captivating historical sites. Located at the heart of this historic city, on the shore of Izmir’s bay, it serves as a reminder of Izmir’s glorious past.
Nov 11, 2022 · The city of Smyrna, its citizens, as well as its Christian fellowship, called “the Church of Smyrna) existed in the same way for more than 120 years- a rich city, trading with myrrh, with prosperous Romans and local Jews, and a church under rejection and persecution. A destruction earthquake hit Smyrna in 178.
The Destruction of a City. Marjorie Housepian Dobkin. In September of 1922, Mustapha Kemal (Ataturk), the victorious revolutionary leader of Turkey, led his troops into Smyrna (now Izmir) a predominantly Christian city, as a flotilla of 27 Allied warships -including 3 American destroyers- looked on. The Turks soon proceeded to indulge in an ...
Mar 18, 2019 · Smyrna was an ancient Greek city and important seaport located at a central and strategic point on the western coast of Anatolia (today Izmir in western Turkey). The early Hellenic settlement lay on a small peninsula, inhabited since the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC, on the northeast coast of the Gulf of Smyrna. Excavations….
Sep 13, 2021 · Today marks 99 years since the Catastrophe of Smyrna, the modern-day city of Izmir on the Turkish coast of the Aegean Sea, when Greeks were forced to flee the city due to a fire set by Turkish forces. It was a cataclysmic event of such enormous importance for modern Greek history that it shaped generation upon generation after 1922, adding yet ...
Sep 22, 2022 · It was the middle of September 1922, and Smyrna was burning. During the waning days of the Ottoman Empire and at the tail end of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) that followed World War I, the port city of Smyrna on the Aegean coast of Asia Minor was set alight by arsonists. In a matter of days, most of the city burned to the ground—only ...
Jan 5, 2024 · 9. Kadifekale & the Atatürk Stone Sculpture. View from Kadifekale Castle. Kadifekale Castle on Pagos Hill offers insights back to the time when Alexander the Great revived ancient Izmir. Its name means “velvet castle” and at the top are stunning views of the city and Gulf of Izmir.
