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Awesome view of Kizlaragasi Han Caravanserai and Hisar Mosque in Izmir, Turkey. Izmir is a popular tourist destination in Turkey.
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Turkey's third-largest city is proudly liberal and deeply cultured. Garlanded around the azure-blue Bay of ݳú³¾¾±°ù, it has been an important Aegean port since ancient times, when it was the Greek city of Smyrna, and its seafront kordon (promenade) is as fetching and lively as any in the world.

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