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Explore Ortulu in Turkey

Ortulu in the region of İzmir is a place in Turkey - some 301 mi or ( 485 km ) West of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Ortulu is now 04:06 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Chios, Heraklion, Athens, Siyekli, and Poyracik. Since you are here already, consider visiting Chios . Where to go and what to see in Ortulu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Poyracık

Poyracık is a town in Kınık district of İzmir Province, Turkey. At {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:39|05|N|27|21|E||| | |name= }} it is very close to Kınık. Distance to İzmir is about 140 kilometres . The population of the town is 5760 as of 2011. Poyracık is an old town and its history can be traced back to Gambrion of the 4th century BC. It was an important settlement during Pergamon state. In the middle age it became a part of Byzantine Empire .

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Located at 39.08 27.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Aegean Region, Kınık District, Populated places in Izmir Province, Towns in Turkey

Bergama Raid

The Greek army landed in May 1919 in Smyrna and was continuing to occupy the area around Smyrna. When the Turks heard that the Greek troops had reached Reşadiye (Zeytindağ) on 10 June 1919, they realized that Bergama was next. Therefore they blow up the ammunition depot in Bergama to prevent the capture of the depot by Greek forces.

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Located at 39.12 27.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 1919 in Turkey, Battles of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922), Bergama, Conflicts in 1919

Pergamon Bridge

The Pergamon Bridge is a Roman substruction bridge over the Selinus river (modern Bergama Çayı) in the ancient city of Pergamon, modern-day Turkey. The 196 m wide structure, the largest of its kind in antiquity, was designed during Hadrian's reign (AD 117–138) in order to form a passageway underneath a large court in front of the monumental "Red Basilica" temple complex. The two intact tubes, which consist of supporting walls covered with barrel vaults, still serve their purpose to this day.

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Located at 39.12 27.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Bergama, Deck arch bridges, Pergamon, Roman bridges in Turkey, Stone bridges, Tunnels in Turkey

Kestel Dam

Kestel Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.

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Located at 39.13 27.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Dams in Izmir Province

Pergamon Altar

The Pergamon Altar is a monumental construction built during the reign of King Eumenes II in the first half of the 2nd century BC on one of the terraces of the acropolis of the ancient city of Pergamon in Asia Minor. The structure is 35.64 meters wide and 33.4 meters deep; the front stairway alone is almost 20 meters wide. The base is decorated with a frieze in high relief showing the battle between the Giants and the Olympian gods known as the Gigantomachy.

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Located at 39.13 27.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: 2nd-century BC architecture, Altars, Antikensammlung Berlin, Bergama, Hellenistic architecture, Pergamene sculpture

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