The old city of Izmir (Smyrna) and the area in the northeast of the Gulf is about hundred acres had been established on a islet. During the last centuries of Meles and Sipylos Mountain Brook (Mountain Yamanlar) from the incoming flood of the mile and a half and today was formed islet Bornova Plain had become a hill. Now this is called Tepekule tumulus Wine and Beer Factory on the Monopoly Directorate of Izmir for the bond sample are available. Since 1955, this dense squatter areas around the first settlement in Izmir was determined as the Mound is the site of Izmir. The first excavations of the Turkish Historical Society and Museum, the General Directorate of the Old Works "has been a tremendous contribution nün. First settlement in the Western Anatolian shore of the course they founded after the Trojan War Aiol, ion and in-Dor is the origin has been established on a small peninsula. They Çandarlı (Pitanes), Foca (Phokaia), Izmir (Smyrna), Kilizman (Klazomenai), such as Miletus and İasos are settlements. That's because the people who sit down and to the location of and have more Hellenli are. Thus, the two ports of the peninsula were built, as well as assurance against attack from land into the sea had. Unfavorable weather unless suitable harbors one of the sailor has a chance to use other ports were. The northeast corner of the bay sparkling in Mound, north of the steep rocky mountains Yamanlar against attacks that come from the land was in a comfortable position. Imbat was open to the south. About 3000 years old İzmir placement took place on this peninsula. BC 4. the second half of the century due to population growth in the current Kadifekale (Pagos) has been moved to the foothills.
