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🏛️ Smyrna-Kyme-Elaia
Archaeological remains of three ancient Ionian city-states on Turkey's Aegean coast


🕐 2 min read · Updated 16 Mar 2026 at 07:51
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in Izmir Province, northwestern Turkey, on the Aegean coast
  • Three distinct ancient Greek cities with overlapping and sequential settlement histories
  • Smyrna was a major trading hub; Kyme and Elaia were smaller port settlements
  • Remains span from Archaic through Roman periods, with extensive Hellenistic and Roman-era structures

Smyrna-Kyme-Elaia represents a complex of three ancient Ionian cities in what is now Izmir, Turkey. The site encompasses ...

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