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Mound | |||||
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Izmir | |||||
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Bayrakli | |||||
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Registered For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages. | |||||
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| Location: It is situated on a small hill known as Tepekule in the Bayrakli Quarter, approximately 4 km from the provincial center of Izmir. The ancient city of Smyrna was founded on a small island of 22 acres to the northeast of the Gulf of Izmir. |
| Geography and Environment: The Bornova Plain was formed by the alluvial deposits carried by the Meles River and the floods from the Mount Sipylus, resulting in a peninsula with a small hill. The mound now so called Tepekule has been occupied by the vineyards of the Tekel Administration. The mound of Bayrakli lies on the promontory of the Mount Yamanlar. The length of the promontory in north-south direction is 365 m with a width of 250 m. |
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