Torbalı, İzmir Province, Aegean Region, Türkiye
🇹🇷 Torbalı is a district of İzmir Province of Turkey.
An ancient Ionian city, Metropolis, is found in the district. It was famous for its wines and religious sites, and had three sanctuaries in marble dedicated to the Roman Emperor Augustus and his foster child Germanicus, in an ancient theatre which dominates the valley.
Pieces of art found during the excavations are now exhibited in İzmir and Ephesus museums. The town has the remains of an old port and a few holiday complexes, and is set attractively against a pine forest.
Excavations In June 2021, archaeologists announced the discovery of a well-preserved 1,800-year-old marble statue of a woman standing on a pedestal in Torbalı district. The head and two arms of the statue were missing.
Europe/Istanbul/Izmir
Torbalı has a population of over 138,040 people. Torbalı also forms part of the wider İzmir Province which has a population of over 4,367,251 people.
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Twin Towns - Sister Cities Torbalı has links with:
🇩🇪 Wunsiedel, Germany🇺🇸 Lexington Park 38.25
🇮🇹 Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto 38.148
🇮🇹 Reggio Calabria 38.113
🇹🇯 Gorno-Badakhshan 38.098
🇨🇩 Lubumbashi 27.467
Locations Near: Torbalı 27.35,38.15
🇹🇷 Menderes 27.134,38.254 d: 22.1
🇹🇷 Gaziemir 27.117,38.317 d: 27.5
🇹🇷 Kuşadası 27.26,37.86 d: 33.2
🇹🇷 Karabaglar 27.117,38.367 d: 31.6
Antipodal to: Torbalı -152.65,-38.15
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 17703.5
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17142.7
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16821.2
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16719.9
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 13574.6
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 13457
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 13439.5
🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 13437.9