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Şirince
Sign in to saveŞirince (), also known as Kirkintzes (), is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Selçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey. Its population is 456 (2022). It is about east of the town Selçuk and about 8 kilometres from Ephesus. The area around the village has history dating back to Hellenistic period (323–31 BC). Pottery finds made around the village between 2001 and 2002 by Ersoy and Gurler indicate the presence of seven villages and nine farmsteads in the area dating back to ancient and medieval times. On the road up you will see the remains of several Roman aqueducts as the village was a
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- neighbourhood
- Turkey place.province
- İzmir
- Turkey place.district
- Selçuk
- Turkey place.name
- Şirince
- Turkey place.population_total
- 456
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
- Turkey place.area_code
- 0232
- Turkey place.other_name
- Kirkintzes
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- Sirince Overview 2012.jpg
- Turkey place.image_caption
- An overview of Şirince
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History
- House of Mary
- Restoration projects
- Mathematics village
- Doomsday safe haven
- References
- External links
Şirince (), also known as Kirkintzes (), is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Selçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey. Its population is 456 (2022). It is about east of the town Selçuk and about 8 kilometres from Ephesus. The area around the village has history dating back to Hellenistic period (323–31 BC). Pottery finds made around the village between 2001 and 2002 by Ersoy and Gurler indicate the presence of seven villages and nine farmsteads in the area dating back to ancient and medieval times. On the road up you will see the remains of several Roman aqueducts as the village was an important water source for ancient Ephesus.
Today the village prospers through agriculture (olive oil, peaches, wine) and tourism. It is well protected and a rare and attractive example of Ottoman Christian architecture.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Şirince” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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