İzmir Parachute Tower

İzmir Parachute Tower is a parachute tower located within in , . It was built in 1937 by the Turkish Aeronautical Association. It is one of the two parachute towers in the country.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: tower in İzmir, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Paraşüt Kulesi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kültürpark and St. John’s Cathedral (İzmir).

Park
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an in , . It is located in the district of , roughly bounded by Dr. Mustafa Enver Bey Avenue on the north, 1395th Street, 1396th Street and Bozkurt Avenue on the east, Mürsel Paşa Boulevard on the south, and Dr.

Church
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
St. John's Cathedral is a cathedral in , Turkey. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of İzmir. The cathedral is dedicated to John the Evangelist, who in the Book of Revelation sent greetings and instructions to the Seven churches of Asia, including Smyrna. is situated 420 metres west of İzmir Parachute Tower.

Fountain
Photo: Maarten Sepp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a fountain, which is situated 160 metres south of İzmir Parachute Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kemeraltı and Izmir.

Quarter
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a historical market district of , Turkey. It remains one of the liveliest districts of İzmir.

Photo: Vav, CC BY-SA 4.0.
İzmir is a port on the coast of Turkey, known in antiquity as Smyrna. It's the country's third-largest city, with a population of 3.12 million in 2024.

Town
is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 24 km2, and its population is 332,277. It is the most densely populated of the thirty districts of , and has historically acted as the administrative and economic core of the city.

İzmir Parachute Tower

Latitude
38.42746° or 38° 25′ 39″ north
Longitude
27.14417° or 27° 8′ 39″ east
Height
48 metres (157 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8GC9C4GV+XM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 267643128
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q6014111
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In Other Languages

From German to Turkish—“İzmir Parachute Tower” goes by many names.

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