Bergama ( tour. Bergama ) is a city and district in Turkey , in the province of Izmir . Known for the production of traditional crafts: cotton clothes, goldware, famous Bergamo carpets.
| City | |
| Bergama | |
|---|---|
| tour. Bergama | |
 | |
| A country |  Turkey |
| Status | district center |
| Il | Izmir |
| Kaymakam | Ahmet Ertan Yuzhel |
| History and geography | |
| Square | 1.722 km² |
| Center height | |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in the summer UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 57.947 people ( 2008 ) |
| Agglomeration | 100.671 |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +90 232 |
| Postcode | 35,000 |
| Car code | 35 |
| bergama.gov.tr (tour.) | |
The city is located on the river Bakyrchay , 26 km from the coast of the Aegean Sea . The region in the west borders Dikili district, in the south - with Aliaga district, in the east - with Kynyk region, in the southeast and east - with Manisa silt , in the north - with Balikesir silt .
History
In antiquity to the north-west of the modern city was located Pergamum , the largest city in the region. In the Roman era, Pergamum reached its peak, inhabited by 150,000 inhabitants [1] .
In 1912 they lived here: the Greeks - 25,277 people, the Turks - 22,735 people, the Armenians - 1,500 people. [2]
Attractions
- Seljuk minaret , 14th century
- Caravanserai Chukurhan (Çukurhan), 14th century
- Caravanserai Tashkhan (Taşhan), 1432
- The Great Mosque, 1399
- Shadyrvanly Mosque (Şadırvanlı), 1550
On June 18-24, the annual Bergama Kermesi festival takes place in Bergamo.
Notes
- ↑ Bergama LookLex Encyclopaedia
- ↑ George Sotiriadis, An Ethnological Map Illustrating Hellenism in the Balkan Peninsula and Asia Minor, 1918