Dikili is a municipality and

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İzmir Province İzmir Province () is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey in western Anatolia, situated along the Aegean coast. Its capital is the city of İzmir, which is in itself composed of the province's central 11 districts out of 30 in to ...

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. Its area is 534 km², and its population is 47,360 (2022). The district is quite picturesque both along its Aegean shoreline and in its inland parts, and is a popular summer resort. The central town of Dikili is situated at about north of

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, served by a good road. The notable township of

Çandarlı Çandarlı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Dikili, İzmir Province, Turkey. Its population is 8,021 (2022). Before the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''belde''). It is a we ...

(ancient Pitane) is located close to Dikili.

History

The ancient and as yet unexplored site of

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is located nearby. The site is called "Atarna" locally. Dikili is the birthplace of the

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left-wing activist and artist Aristodimos Kaldis (1899 – 1979), the

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archaeologist Efstratios Pelekidis (1880/1882 - 1958), and the Greek poet and playwright Angelos Simiriotis (1873 – 1944).

Geography

Dikili town centre is situated opposite the

island of

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. A small islet within Dikili district (called ''Garip Adası'' locally, with ancient sources also citing the name ''Argounissai'') made international headlines in April 2007. The islet was offered for sale by its proprietors and

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reported the Greek islanders of Lesbos raising money among themselves to buy the islet.

Climate

Dikili has a

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(

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: ''Csa''), with hot, dry summers, and mild, moderately wet winters.

Composition

There are 30

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in Dikili District: * Bademli * Bahçeli * Çağlan *

* Çukuralanı * Cumhuriyet * Deliktaş * Demirtaş * Denizköy * Esentepe * Gazipaşa * Gökçeağıl * İslamlar * İsmetpaşa * Kabakum * Katıralanı * Kıratlı * Kıroba * Kızılçukur * Kocaoba * Mazılı * Merdivenli * Nebiler * Salihler * Salimbey * Samanlık * Uzunburun * Yahşibey * Yaylayurt * Yenice

Important places

There is a

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in Merdivenli village, and ancient caverns in Demirtaş and Deliktaş villages, as well as pine forests extending towards the Madra Stream. There are thermal springs, which are in Nebiler, Bademli and Kocaoba villages. There are also beaches in Bademli and Denizköy. The Merkez

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is a rare example of a wooden construction dating from 1789. It was built without using any nails in the construction. GaripIsland Dikili Turkey

References

External links

*https://www.dikili.com.tr/ *http://www.izmir-dikili.bel.tr/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Dikili Populated coastal places in Turkey Seaside resorts in Turkey Aegean Sea port cities and towns in Turkey Populated places in İzmir Province Tourist attractions in İzmir Province Fishing communities in Turkey Districts of İzmir Province Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey