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🏛️ Ephesus-Magnesia

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🏛️ Ephesus-Magnesia
Ancient Roman city in western Anatolia


🕐 3 min read · Updated 4 May 2026 at 06:38

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📌 Fast Facts
  • Located: 3 kilometres south of Selçuk, İzmir Province, Türkiye
  • Population at peak: approximately 250,000 in the 1st century CE
  • Excavation coverage: approximately 15 per cent of the ancient city
  • UNESCO inscription: 2015

Ephesus-Magnesia is an ancient Roman city in western Anatolia that served as the capital of the Roman province ...

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