About Aliaga

Aliağa is on the state motorway of İzmir-Balıkesir-Çanakkale. Its distance is 65 km from İzmir, 217 km from Balikesir, 271 km from Çanakkale and 48 km from Manisa.

Aliağa is a town and a district of İzmir Province in the Aegean Region of Turkey. The town is situated at about 65 km. North of İzmir and the economic activity is centered around an oil refinery, as well as tourism.

Aliağa lies in the heart of ancient Aeolia. The two names are not connected since the township was named after a member of the influent Karaosmanoğlu ayan family, Karaosmanoğlu Ali Ağa, who owned an estate here.

The remains of the ancient city of Myrina are within the boundaries of the district, located at about sixtyfive km north of Aliağa center. Another important site is the yet unexplored Gryneion, near Şakran township on the peninsula, to the south of the center town, also at a distance of 15 km.

Visitors also often use the road from Aliağa to visit the remains of Aigai in Yuntdağı in Manisa Province.


Country: Turkey
Region: Aegean
Province: Izmir
Area: 393 km²
Population: 60.043 (2007)
Distance From Izmir: 65 km
Latitude, Longitude, and Elevation : 38.7994 [latitude in decimal degrees], 26.9742 [longitude in decimal degrees] at an elevation/altitude of meters. The average elevation of Aliağa, Turkey is 83 meters.
Timezone : Europe/Istanbul (GMT+2)

Advantages Offered by Aliağa: Proximity to the metropolitan city of Izmir. A developed highway network. Availability of railway connections. Ports offering economic advantages. Construction of power stations is on the agenda. A natural gas terminal is also located. Geo-thermal springs that can be used economically. A high potential for tourism investment.

Aliağa Organized Industrial Zone (ALOSBI): This zone was established in 1997 on an area of 9.220.000 m2' s. It delivers services to 316 investors. The availability of railways, highway connections and ports in Aliağa renders this zone very attractive. It is planned to employ 15.000 people in the zone.
Ancient town founded at the period when Attalusians ruled is at a place known as Nemrudkale on Gündağı mountain near entered with offical permission.
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