İzmir

Overview

İzmir is a city in Türkiye, in İzmir Province. About 2.9 million people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Türkiye in our atlas.

It lies at 38.41° N, 27.14° E, about 122 m (400 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Istanbul time zone.

Location

Red dot: İzmir. Green dots: other major cities of Türkiye. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

İzmir has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 34°C (93°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 5°C (40°F). Around 648 mm (26 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

SmyrnaAncient Greek city, located in present day İzmir, Turkey

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AsansörElevator in İzmir, Turkey

Halkapınar Sport HallIndoor multi-purpose sport venue in İzmir, Turkey

İzmir Archaeological MuseumMuseum in İzmir, Turkey

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Konak SquareSquare in İzmir, Turkey

Agora of SmyrnaSquare in the classical-era city of Smyrna

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Atatürk, His Mother and Women's Rights MonumentMonument in İzmir, western Turkey

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Atatürk MonumentMonument in İzmir, western Turkey

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

Nearby major cities

• Bursa · 259 km
• Küçükçekmece · 319 km
• Esenyurt · 320 km
• Istanbul · 329 km
• Eskişehir · 331 km
• Antalya · 352 km
• Konya · 469 km
• Ankara · 525 km

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