Gulf of Izmir
The Gulf of İzmir, formerly known as the Gulf of Smyrna, is a gulf on the Aegean Sea, with its inlet between the Karaburun Peninsula and the mainland area of Foça.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Gulf
- Description: gulf of the Aegean Sea
- Also known as: “Bay of Izmir”, “Bay of İzmir”, “Bay of Smyrna”, “Gulf of İzmir”, “Izmir Bay”, “İzmir Bay”, “Izmir Gulf”, “İzmir Gulf”, “Meletos gulf”, “Smyrna Bay”, and “Smyrna Gulf”
- Historically known as: “Gulf of Smyrna”
Gulf of Izmir
- Categories: gulf, bay, and body of water
- Location: İzmir Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Gulf of Izmir from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Gulf of Izmir” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خليج إزمير”
- Armenian: “Իզմիրի ծոց”
- Azerbaijani: “İzmir körfəzi”
- Basque: “Esmirnako golkoa”
- Catalan: “golf d’Esmirna”
- Cebuano: “Izmir Körfezi”
- Chinese: “伊茲密爾灣”
- Chinese: “伊茲米爾灣”
- Croatian: “Izmirski zaljev”
- Czech: “Smyrenský záliv”
- Czech: “Smyrnský záliv”
- Danish: “Golf ved Izmir”
- Dutch: “Golf van İzmir”
- French: “golfe d’Izmir”
- French: “Golfe d’Izmir”
- French: “golfe d’İzmir”
- French: “golfe de Smyrne”
- Georgian: “იზმირის ყურე”
- German: “Golf von Izmir”
- German: “Golf von Smyrna”
- Greek: “Κόλπος της Σμύρνης”
- Greek: “Μέλητος κόλπος”
- Greek: “Σμυρναίος κόλπος”
- Hebrew: “מפרץ איזמיר”
- Italian: “golfo di İzmir”
- Japanese: “イズミル湾”
- Kurdish: “Kendava Îzmîrê”
- Latvian: “Izmiras līcis”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “İzmir Körfezi”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Izmirbukta”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “İzmirbukta”
- Ossetian: “Измиры бакæлæн”
- Polish: “Zatoka Izmirska”
- Romanian: “Golful İzmir”
- Russian: “Измир (залив)”
- Russian: “Измирский залив”
- Slovak: “Izmirský záliv”
- Slovenian: “Smirenski zaliv”
- Spanish: “Golfo de esmirna”
- Spanish: “Golfo de Esmirna”
- Spanish: “Golfo de Izmir”
- Spanish: “Golfo de İzmir”
- Turkish: “İzmir Körfezi”
- Ukrainian: “Ізмірська затока”
- Uzbek: “İzmir koʻrfazi”
- Western Frisian: “Golf fan Izmir”
- Western Frisian: “Golf fan İzmir”
- “Izmir Korfezi”
- “İzmir Körfezi”
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