Metropolis
Metropolis is a classical city situated in western Turkey near Yeniköy village in Torbali municipality - approximately 40 km SE of İzmir. Occupation at the site Bademgediği Tepe goes back to the Neolithic period.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: DiaboloDave, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tepeköy railway station.
Tepeköy railway station
Railway station
Photo: Central Data Bank, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tepeköy railway station is a railway station in Torbalı and is the southern terminus for Aliağa and Menemen outbound trains of the İZBAN. The station was originally opened on 14 November 1861 by the Oriental Railway Company. Tepeköy railway station is situated 4 km northeast of Metropolis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torbalı.
Torbalı
Town
Torbalı is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 577 km2, and its population is 207,840. An ancient Ionian city, Metropolis, is found in the district. Torbalı is situated 4 km northeast of Metropolis.
Metropolis
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: classical city in western Turkey
- Categories: human settlement, ancient city, heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Torbalı District, İzmir Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
38.12597° or 38° 7′ 34″ northLongitude
27.32462° or 27° 19′ 29″ eastElevation
93 metres (305 feet)Open location code
8GC948GF+9ROpenStreetMap ID
way 183275604OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Metropolis” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Metropol”
- Catalan: “Metròpolis de Lídia”
- Dutch: “Metropolis (Anatolie)”
- Dutch: “Metropolis”
- German: “Metropolis in Ionien”
- Greek: “Μητρόπολις”
- Indonesian: “Metropolis”
- Irish: “Metropolis”
- Polish: “Metropolis”
- Russian: “Метрополь (Анатолия)”
- Russian: “Метрополь (древний город)”
- Russian: “Метрополь (Лидия)”
- Russian: “Метрополь”
- Spanish: “Metrópolis de Lidia”
- Turkish: “Metropolis”
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