Clazomene Island

Klazomenai or Clazomenae was one of the 12 cities of ancient Ionia. It is located at the south coast of Smyrna Gulf, Ionia, and a member of the Ionian League.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient city of Ionia, in modern-day Turkey
  • Also known as: “Clazomenae”, “Karantina Adasi”, “Karantina Adası”, “Kilizman”, “Klazomenai”, “Nisída Klazomenaí”, and “Yollucaada”
  • Historically known as: “Clazomenae Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Limantepe and Yıldıztepe Military Cemetery.

Archaeological site
Photo: Sarah Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, is a town located on 's western coast is the site of a prehistoric settlement that includes an ancient port dating from 2500 years located underwater offshore.

Cemetery
Photo: Kadı, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a military cemetery in town İskele of , in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urla and Güzelbahçe.

Town
Photo: Bir Ege Hikayesi ©, CC BY 3.0.
is a municipality and district of , in western . Its area is 727 km2, and its population is 74,736. Agricultural products, and especially the fresh produce for the vast nearby market of İzmir, occupy a prominent place in 's economy, with fish, poultry and flowers standing out. is situated 4½ km south of Clazomene Island.

Town
Photo: BSRF, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 77 km2, and its population is 37,753. It is situated on the southern coast of the , west of the city centre of . is situated 9 km east of Clazomene Island.

Clazomene Island

Latitude
38.36201° or 38° 21′ 43″ north
Longitude
26.77046° or 26° 46′ 14″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
8GC89Q6C+R5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 178315357
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
413699
Wiki­data ID
Q536598
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Satellite Map

Discover Clazomene Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Ukrainian—“Clazomene Island” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Κλαζομεναί”
  • Arabic: “كلازوميناي”
  • Armenian: “Կլազոմեն”
  • Basque: “Klazomene”
  • Belarusian: “Клазамены”
  • Bulgarian: “Клазомена”
  • Catalan: “Clazòmenes”
  • Chinese: “克勞佐梅尼”
  • Chinese: “克拉佐美納伊”
  • Chinese: “克拉佐美纳伊”
  • Croatian: “Klazomena”
  • Danish: “Klazomenai”
  • Dutch: “Clazomenae”
  • Estonian: “Klazomenai”
  • Finnish: “Klazomenai”
  • French: “Clazomènes”
  • Georgian: “კლაზომენე”
  • German: “Klazomenai”
  • Greek: “Κλαζομεναί”
  • Greek: “Κλαζομενές”
  • Hebrew: “קלאזומנאי”
  • Hebrew: “קלזומנאי”
  • Indonesian: “Klazomenai”
  • Italian: “Clazomene”
  • Japanese: “クラゾメナイ”
  • Latin: “Clazomenae”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Klazomenai”
  • Norwegian: “Klazomenai”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Clazomènes”
  • Persian: “کلازومن”
  • Polish: “Kladzomeny”
  • Polish: “Klazomenaj”
  • Portuguese: “Clazômenas”
  • Russian: “Клазомены”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Klazomena”
  • Slovenian: “Klazomena”
  • Spanish: “Clazomenas”
  • Spanish: “Clazómenas”
  • Swedish: “Klazomenai”
  • Tajik: “Клазомен”
  • Turkish: “Kilizman”
  • Turkish: “Klazomenai”
  • Ukrainian: “Клазомени”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as İskele and Atatürk.

Notable Places Nearby

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