Zeytindağ is a town in

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Geography

Zeytindağ (literally "olive-mountain") is a town in Bergama district of

. At it is situated east of

Aegean Sea The Aegean Sea ; tr, Ege Denizi (Greek language, Greek: Αιγαίο Πέλαγος: "Egéo Pélagos", Turkish language, Turkish: "Ege Denizi" or "Adalar Denizi") is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia. It ...

side and south of Bakırçay valley. The distance to Bergama is and to

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is . The population of the town is 3192 as of 2011.

History

Zeytindağ history dates back to ancient ages. There are ruins west of Zeytindağ center. These ruins are thought to be of the ancient port city of Elaea. This city was founded before the Ionians settled in Aegean coasts. But it flourished during the kingdom of Pergamon. After the sea shore receded because of the gradual accumulation of alluvial deposit, Elaea lost its former importance. According to town page Zeytindağ history by M.Tokmak
the former name of the town in the Medieval ages was ''Kilisköy'' or ''Kiliseköy'' referring to calcareous soil around the town (''Kilis'' means lime in Ottoman Turkish) In 1909, the town was renamed ''Reşadiye'' in the name of the new Ottoman sultan

Mehmet V Mehmed V Reşâd ( ota, محمد خامس, Meḥmed-i ḫâmis; tr, V. Mehmed or ; 2 November 1844 – 3 July 1918) reigned as the 35th and penultimate Ottoman Sultan (). He was the son of Sultan Abdulmejid I. He succeeded his half-brother ...

, (also called Reşat) and then Zeytindağ referring to Olive production of the town. (The name Elaea seems to mean olive grove and the present name of the town Zeytindağ means olive mountain.) In 1953, the village was declared a seat of township.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zeytindag Populated places in İzmir Province Towns in Turkey Bergama District