Bergama District
Bergama is a city in the Northern Aegean region of Turkey, 120 km north of Izmir and with a population of 104,980 in 2021. It's best known for the extensive ruins of Pergamon, a World Heritage site.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pergamon and Library of Pergamon.
Pergamon
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pergamon or Pergamum, also referred to by its modern Greek form Pergamos, was a rich and powerful ancient Greek city in Aeolis. It is located 26 kilometres from the modern coastline of the Aegean Sea on a promontory on the north side of the river Caicus and northwest of the modern city of Bergama, Turkey. Pergamon is situated 4½ km south of Bergama District.
Library of Pergamon
Archaeological site
Photo: Wladyslaw Sojka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Library of Pergamum is an ancient Greek building in Pergamon, Anatolia, today located nearby the modern town of Bergama, in the İzmir Province of western Turkey. It was one of the most important libraries in the ancient world. Library of Pergamon is situated 4½ km south of Bergama District.
Temple of Trajan
Archaeological site
Photo: travellingrunes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Temple of Trajan is an archaeological site, which is situated 4½ km south of Bergama District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yerlitahtacı.
Yerlitahtacı
Village
Yerlitahtacı is a village, which is situated 5 km southwest of Bergama District.
Bergama District
- Also known as: “Bergama”
- Location: İzmir Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
39.1709° or 39° 10′ 15″ northLongitude
27.1892° or 27° 11′ 21″ eastPopulation
106,000Elevation
219 metres (719 feet)Open location code
8GF955CQ+9MGeoNames ID
7732716
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Traianeum, Pergamon and Temple of Dionysus, Pergamon.
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