Aliağa

Aliağa is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 379 km2,[3] and its population is 104,828 (2022).[1] The town is situated at about 50 km (31 mi) north of Izmir. Aliağa has a large port, mainly for oil and bulk cargo. Its economic activity is based on tourism, shipbreaking, and an oil refinery.

For other places named Aliağa or Aliaga, see Aliaga.
Aliağa
District and municipality
Official logo of Aliağa
Logo
Map showing Aliağa District in İzmir Province
Map showing Aliağa District in İzmir Province
Aliağa is located in Turkey
Aliağa
Aliağa
Location in Turkey
Aliağa is located in İzmir
Aliağa
Aliağa
Aliağa (İzmir)
Coordinates: 38°48′03″N 26°58′22″E
CountryTurkey
Provinceİzmir
Government
 • MayorSerkan Acar (MHP)
Area
379 km2 (146 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
104,828
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Postal code
35800
Area code0232
Websitewww.aliaga.bel.tr

Overview and history

Aliağa lies in the heart of ancient Aeolia. The town was named after a member of the influential Karaosmanoğulları ayan family, Karaosmanoğlu Ali Ağa, who owned an estate here. It was a township in Menemen district in 1937 and became a municipality in 1952. It finally separated from Menemen and became a district on 21 January 1982.

The remains of the ancient city of Myrina are within the boundaries of the district, located at about fifteen km north of Aliağa centre. Another ancient site is the yet unexplored Gryneion, near Şakran township on the peninsula, to the south of the center town, also at a distance of 15 km (9 mi). Visitors also often use the road from Aliağa to visit the remains of Aigai in Yuntdağı in Manisa Province.

In 2021, a monastery and floor mosaic have been found during an illegal excavation. Archaeologists believe that the monastery was used in the 4th century to the 14th century.[4]

Composition

There are 30 neighbourhoods in Aliağa District:[5]

  • Aşağışakran
  • Atatürk
  • Bahçedere
  • Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa
  • Bozköy
  • Çakmaklı
  • Çaltılıdere
  • Çıtak
  • Çoraklar
  • Fatih
  • Güzelhisar
  • Hacıömerli
  • Horozgediği
  • Kalabak
  • Kapıkaya
  • Karaköy
  • Karakuzu
  • Kazım Dirik
  • Kültür
  • Kurtuluş
  • Mimar Sinan
  • Samurlu
  • Şehitkemal
  • Siteler
  • Uzunhasanlar
  • Yalı
  • Yeni
  • Yenişakran
  • Yukarışehitkemal
  • Yüksekköy

Economy and geography

The D.550 roadway runs through the city, between Muğla-Edirne and also to İzmir. Aliağa is also connected to İzmir by İZBAN, a commuter railway operating around İzmir. İZBAN operates 15 daily trains from Aliağa Railway Station to Alsancak Terminal in İzmir. ESHOT operates the 740 bus line to İzmir as well.

Ship-breaking

There are several facilities for dismantling and scrapping ships.[6][7] The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic sped up the process of ship recycling because owners of idled cruise ships looked to stem the red ink.[8]

  • Aliağa ship-breaking yard

See also

References
  1. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. Monastery, mosaic found in illegal digs
  5. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  6. "Turkey". August 16, 2018.
  7. "Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Imagination is the 3rd to be scrapped". Cruise Mapper. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020. The 2,056-guest Carnival Imagination filed a cruise plan for Aliaga, Turkey, the spot of a major ship scrapping operation that became the final resting place for notable vessels like Princess Cruises' Pacific Princess - the "Love Boat.
  8. "Turkey, the place where idled cruise ships go to die". National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. Bloomberg News. 29 October 2020.
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