Belevi is a town in

Selçuk Selçuk is a town in İzmir Province in the Aegean Region of Turkey. It is located northeast of the ancient city of Ephesus, that was once home to the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Its previous Greek name, Ag ...

district of

İzmir Province İzmir Province ( tr, İzmir ili) 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 distri ...

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. It is situated between Turkish state highway D.550 and Turkish Motor way O.31. Lake Belevi is to the east. The distance to Selçuk is and to İzmir is . The population of Belevi is 2174 as of 2011. Belevi is the home of

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which was built by

Lysimachus Lysimachus (; Greek: Λυσίμαχος, ''Lysimachos''; c. 360 BC – 281 BC) was a Thessalian officer and successor of Alexander the Great, who in 306 BC, became King of Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedon. Early life and career Lysimachus was b ...

during the

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. The mausoleum is situated to the east of the town. ''Keçi kalesi'' or ''Kızılhisar'' is a castle situated in the ''Alamandağ'' ( Galesion), a hill to the south of Belevi. In 1991 Belevi was declared a seat of township. Town economy depends on gardening, animal breeding and some light industries such as olive press. Citrus, figs and peaches are the main crops.Mayor's page
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{{Authority control Populated places in İzmir Province Towns in Turkey Selçuk District