Ödemiş

Ödemiş
Ödemiş
Coordinates: 38°13′52″N 27°58′19″E / 38.23111°N 27.97194°E / 38.23111; 27.97194Coordinates: 38°13′52″N 27°58′19″E / 38.23111°N 27.97194°E / 38.23111; 27.97194
Country	Turkey
Province	İzmir
Government
– Mayor	Bekir Keskin (CHP)
– Kaymakam	Abdurrahman Koçoğlu
Area
– District	1,082 km2 (417.8 sq mi)
Elevation	136 m (446 ft)
Population (2009)[1][2]
– Urban	73,310
– District	129,210
– District Density	119.4/km2 (309.3/sq mi)
Post code	357xx
Website	www.odemis.bel.tr

Ödemiş is a district of İzmir Province of Turkey. (Urban population 73,330 as of 2009)

North of Ödemiş, which is 113 km southeast of İzmir, are the ruins of Hypaiapa. The historical importance of the region is also reflected by the small town of Birgi, east of Ödemiş, which was the capital of the Anatolian Turkish Beylik of Aydın and it has outstanding examples of Seljük and Ottoman architecture. Birgi has been on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list since 1994, and points of interest here include Çakırağa Mansion, İmam-i Birgivi Medrese and Sultanşah Mausoleum. Ödemiş is famous for its potatoes, which has the best quality in Turkey, as well as its "Ödemiş Kebab". The city is the biggest potato grower of Turkey with its annual 350.000 tons of potato production.

Birgi, a small town near Ödemiş

Lake Golcuk on Bozdag Mountains

References

1. ^ Türkisches Institut für Statistik, abgerufen am 9. März 2010
2. ^ Türkisches Institut für Statistik, abgerufen am 9. März 2010

External links

More information about Ödemiş can be found on:

• http://www.odemisnet.com