Bayındır is a municipality and district of İzmir Province , Turkey . Its area is 548 km, and its population is 40,073 (2022). The central town of the district is situated in the valley of the Küçük Menderes .
5-567: Its name in classical antiquity was Caystrus (Κάϋστρος), near Smyrna. Its present name derives from Turkish people who in the 11th c. AD settled there; they were members of the Bayındır clan, one of the 24 original Oghuz clans. From 1867 until 1922, Bayındır was part of the Aydin Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire . In 1997, the town population was 18,100. It is connected with İzmir by a branch of
10-513: Is a river south of İzmir , Turkey . It generally flows westward and arrives at the Aegean Sea at Pamucak beach, near Selçuk , İzmir . The ancient city of Ephesus was once an important port on the river, but over the centuries, sedimentation gradually filled in the inlet around the city. The ancient port of Panormus was near its mouth. The coastlines moved seaward, and the ruins of Ephesus are now some 8 km (5.0 mi) inland from
15-583: The Aydın railway, and has a trade in olives , olive oil , cotton , figs , raisins and tobacco . There are 59 neighbourhoods in Bayındır District: The district is crossed by the Torbalı-Tire railway , with a branch to Ödemiş . It is served by regional trains from/to İzmir ( Basmane-Ödemiş and Basmane-Tire ), and counts the stations of Arıkbaşı , Karpuzlu , Elifli , Furunlu , Bayındır (in
20-420: The capital town), Yakaköy and Çatal . [REDACTED] Media related to Bayındır at Wikimedia Commons This geographical article about a location in İzmir Province , Turkey is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Caystrus Küçük Menderes ("Little Meander"), Cayster River, Caystrus River or Kaystros River ( Ancient Greek : Κάϋστρος , romanized : Káÿstros )
25-538: The coast. Its tributaries are the Fertek, Uladı, Ilıca, Değirmen, Aktaş, Rahmanlar, Prinçci, Yuvalı, Ceriközkayası, Eğridere, Birgi, Çevlik and Keles. The river is currently just north of the Büyük Menderes ("Great Meander") River; both rivers have often changed their course. 37°57′28″N 27°15′49″E / 37.9578°N 27.2635°E / 37.9578; 27.2635 This geographical article about
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