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Pergamon
A magnificent ancient Greek city perched on a dramatic hilltop, once home to one of antiquity's greatest libraries and featuring a steeply raked theater and monumental altar.
31 km · about 35 min drive
İzmir Province, Turkey · Asia
Çandarlı sits on the route: 10 minutes from Deliktaş, 31km from Pergamon.
Çandarlı is a town located in İzmir Province, Turkey. With a population of 4,858, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Çandarlı sits in Turkey, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Istanbul time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Çandarlı to your route.
Çandarlı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Dikili, İzmir Province, Turkey. Its population is 8,021 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).
It is a well-developed coastal town and an important tourist resort. It is a fishing village, where a lot of daily life revolves aroundRead more
such, with many people having jobs surrounding the fishing industry, making nets, gutting and cooking the fish, not to forget the fisherman themselves. In summer the population nearly doubles with tourists, normally domestic tourists rather than international. Çandarlı is situated on the northern coast of the Gulf of Çandarlı, opposite the important industrial center of Aliağa.
The town's landmark is the 15th century Ottoman castle rebuilt by the Grand Vizier Çandarlı Halil Pasha the Younger. The castle, built to protect Sultan Murat II who preferred to reside in nearby Manisa from a possible outside attack, is fully intact and open to visitors.
Çandarlı Halil Pasha the Younger also gave the town its present name, naming it after his own family. Çandarlı's name in antiquity was Pitane. The ruins are situated slightly outside the town itself.
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Çandarlı is located in İzmir Province, Turkey, Asia. The coordinates are 38.9350 latitude, 26.9340 longitude.
Çandarlı has a population of approximately 4,858 people, making it a town in Turkey.
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