Torbalı | |
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 Torbalı train station | |
 Map showing Torbalı District in İzmir Province | |
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| Coordinates:38°09′43″N27°21′30″E / 38.16194°N 27.35833°E /38.16194; 27.35833 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | İzmir |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mithat Tekin (CHP) |
Area | 577 km2 (223 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 207,840 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (933/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0232 |
| Website | www |
Torbalı (Turkish pronunciation:['toɾbaɫɯ]) is a municipality anddistrict ofİzmir Province,Turkey.[2] Its area is 577 km2,[3] and its population is 207,840 (2022).[1]
An ancientIonian city,Metropolis, is found in the district. It was famous for its wines and religious sites, and had three sanctuaries in marble dedicated to the Roman EmperorAugustus and his foster childGermanicus, in an ancient theatre which dominates the valley.[citation needed]
Pieces of art found during the excavations are now exhibited in İzmir andEphesus museums. The town has the remains of an old port and a few holiday complexes, and is set attractively against a pine forest.[citation needed]
There are 60neighbourhoods in Torbalı District:[4]
In June 2021, archaeologists announced the discovery of a well-preserved 1,800-year-oldmarble statue of a woman standing on apedestal in Torbalı district. The head and two arms of the statue were missing.[5][6][7]
BR Mağazacılık, a division ofBoyner Group, manufactures and retails the brandsAltınyıldız Classics andBeymen Business, and is headquartered in Torbalı.[8]
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