Dikili is a coastal town and a 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 ...

in the

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. The district is quite picturesque both along its 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 coastal township with own municipality within the district of Dikili in western Turkey's İzmir Province. It is a well-developed town and an important tourist resort. It is a fishing village, were a lot of daily life revolves aro ...

(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 Aristodimos Kaldis (August 15, 1899 in Dikeli, Asia Minor, Turkey – May, 1979) was an artist and left-wing activist in New York. Aristodimos Kaldis was influential in the gallery and museum scene during the 1950s. His friendship with leading mem ...

(1899 – 1979), the

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archaeologist

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(1880/1882 - 1958), and the Greek poet and playwright

Angelos Simiriotis Angelos Simiriotis ( el, Άγγελος Σημηριώτης; Dikili Dikili is a coastal town and a district of İzmir Province in the Aegean Region of Turkey. The district is quite picturesque both along its shoreline and in its inland parts, ...

(1873 – 1944).

Geography

Dikili town centre is situated opposite the

island of

Lesbos Lesbos or Lesvos ( el, Λέσβος, Lésvos ) is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It has an area of with approximately of coastline, making it the third largest island in Greece. It is separated from Anatolia, Asia Minor ...

. 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.

Important places

There is a

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Merdivenli Merdivenli is a village in Dikili district of İzmir Province, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Pe ...

village, and ancient caverns in Demirtaş and Deliktaş villages, as well as pine forests extending towards the Madra Stream. There are

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, 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

*http://www.dikili.biz.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

History

Geography

Important places

See also

References

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