Aliağa is a town and a district of
Izmir Province in the
Aegean Region
The Aegean Region () is one of the 7 Geographical regions of Turkey, geographical regions of Turkey. The largest city in the region is İzmir. Other big cities are Manisa, Aydın, Denizli, Muğla, Afyonkarahisar and Kütahya.
Located in w ...
of Turkey. The town is situated at about north of
Izmir. Aliağa has a large
port
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, mainly for
oil
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and
bulk cargo
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Description
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. Its economic activity is based on tourism,
shipbreaking
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, and an
oil refinery
An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where petroleum (crude oil) is transformed and refined into useful products such as gasoline (petrol), diesel fuel, asphalt base, fuel oils, heating oil, kerosene, lique ...
.
Overview and history
Aliağa lies in the heart of ancient
Aeolia. The town was named after a member of the influential
Karaosmanoğulları ayan
Ayan may refer to:
Places
*Ayan, Iran, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
*Ayan, Russia, a rural locality (a ''selo'') and a port in Khabarovsk Krai on the Sea of Okhotsk, Russia
*Ayan, Çankırı, a village in Turkey
*Ayan Virusampatti, ...
family, Karaosmanoğlu Ali Ağa, who owned an estate here. It was a township in
Menemen
Menemen is a district of İzmir Province in Turkey and its central town. The district extends on a fertile plain formed by the alluvial soil carried by the Gediz River. Adjacent districts are, from east to west; Aliağa and Foça to the north and ...
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
Gryneium or Gryneion ( grc, Γρύνειον), also Grynium or Grynion (Γρύνιον), Grynia or Gryneia (Γρύνεια) and Grynoi (Γρῦνοι), was a city of ancient Aeolis. It was located 40 stadia from Myrina and 70 from Elaea. In ear ...
, near
Şakran township on the peninsula, to the south of the center town, also at a distance of . Visitors also often use the road from Aliağa to visit the remains of
Aigai in
Yuntdağı in
Manisa Province
Manisa Province ( tr, ) is a province in western Turkey. Its neighboring provinces are İzmir to the west, Aydın to the south, Denizli to the southeast, Uşak to the east, Kütahya to the northeast, and Balıkesir to the north. The city of Ma ...
.
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.
Economy and geography
The D.550 roadway runs through the city, between
Muğla
Muğla () is a city in southwestern Turkey. The city is the center of the District of Menteşe and Muğla Province, which stretches along Turkey's Aegean coast. Muğla's center is situated inland at an altitude of 660 m and lies at a dista ...
-
Edirne
Edirne (, ), formerly known as Adrianople or Hadrianopolis (Greek: Άδριανούπολις), is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace. Situated from the Greek and from the Bulgarian borders, ...
and also to
İzmir
İzmir ( , ; ), also spelled Izmir, is a metropolitan city in the western extremity of Anatolia, capital of the province of the same name. It is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara and the second largest urban agglo ...
. Aliağa is also connected to İzmir by
İZBAN
İZBAN, previously known as Egeray, is a commuter rail system serving İzmir and its metropolitan area, mainly on a north–south axis, via two lines: The Northern Line (IZBAN), Northern Line and the Southern Line (IZBAN), Southern Line. Averagin ...
, a commuter railway operating around İzmir. İZBAN operates 15 daily trains from
Aliağa Railway Station
Aliağa is a town and a district of Izmir Province in the Aegean Region of Turkey. The town is situated at about north of Izmir. Aliağa has a large port, mainly for oil and bulk cargo. Its economic activity is based on tourism, shipbreaking ...
to
Alsancak Terminal
Alsancak railway station ( tr, Alsancak garı) is one of the two main railway terminals in İzmir and is the second-oldest railway station in Turkey, after Kemer, being completed in 1858.[ESHOT
Elektrik Su Havagazı Otobüs Troleybüs ( en, Electricity, Water, Coal Gas, Bus, Trolleybus) or ESHOT is a bus service operating in the İzmir. ESHOT, along with İZULAŞ are the two main bus transit service in İzmir. Buses serve all districts, ...]
operates the 740 bus line to İzmir as well.
Ship-breaking
There are several facilities for dismantling and scrapping ships.
The 2020
COVID-19 pandemic
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sped up the process of ship recycling because owners of idled cruise ships looked to stem the
red ink
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.
Gallery
File:"Akdeniz"_-_Aliağa,_2015.jpg
File:"Akdeniz"_-_Aliağa,_2016.jpg
File:"Boughaz"_&_"Akdeniz"_-_Aliağa,_2015.jpg
File:"Jetferry_1"_-_Aliağa,_2016.jpg
File:"Liburnija"_-_Aliağa,_2015.jpg
File:"Medousa"_-_Aliağa,_2005.jpg
File:"Modern_Express"_-_Aliağa,_2016.jpg
File:"Palladio"_-_Aliağa,_2016.jpg
File:"Porto"_-_Aliağa,_2018.jpg
File:"Sorrento"_-_Aliağa,_2016.jpg
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See also
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Petkim
Petkim Petrokimya Holding A.Ş. is the leading petrochemical company of Turkey. Founded on April 3, 1965, the main plant complex is located in Yarımca, Izmit. From 1985 on a second complex has been constructed in Aliağa, İzmir.
Specializin ...
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Aigai (Aeolian)
Aigai, also Aigaiai ( grc, Αἰγαί or ; la, Aegae or '; tr, Nemrutkale or '), was an ancient Greek, later Roman (Ægæ, Aegae), city and bishopric in Aeolis. Aegae is mentioned by both Herodotus and Strabo as being a member of the Aeolian ...
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Egegaz Aliağa LNG Storage Facility Etki Liman LNG Facility is a floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO) for
liquefied natural gas (LNG) in İzmir Province, western Turkey. It is country's first floating LNG storage facility.
The floating LNG storage facility is the ...
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Kyme
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Gryneion
Gryneium or Gryneion ( grc, Γρύνειον), also Grynium or Grynion (Γρύνιον), Grynia or Gryneia (Γρύνεια) and Grynoi (Γρῦνοι), was a city of ancient Aeolis. It was located 40 stadia from Myrina and 70 from Elaea. In ear ...
References
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Populated coastal places in Turkey
Towns in Turkey
Aegean Sea port cities and towns in Turkey
Populated places in İzmir Province
Fishing communities in Turkey
Ship breaking
Districts of İzmir Province