Dikili is a municipality and district of İzmir Province , Turkey . Its area is 534 km , and its population is 47,360 (2022).
4-428: Merdivenli is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Dikili , İzmir Province , Turkey . Its population is 196 (2022). It is situated to the south of Dikili. This geographical article about a location in İzmir Province , Turkey is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dikili The district is quite picturesque both along its Aegean shoreline and in its inland parts, and
8-514: Is a popular summer resort. The central town of Dikili is situated at about 120 km (75 mi) north of İzmir , served by a good road. The notable township of Çandarlı (ancient Pitane ) is located close to Dikili. The ancient and as yet unexplored site of Atarneus is located nearby. The site is called "Atarna" locally. Dikili is the birthplace of the Greek American left-wing activist and artist Aristodimos Kaldis (1899 – 1979),
12-669: The Greek archaeologist Efstratios Pelekidis (1880/1882 - 1958), and the Greek poet and playwright Angelos Simiriotis (1873 – 1944). Dikili town centre is situated opposite the Greek island of Lesbos . A small islet within Dikili district (called Garip Adası locally, with ancient sources also citing the name Argounissai ) made international headlines in April 2007. The islet was offered for sale by its proprietors and The Guardian reported
16-599: The Greek islanders of Lesbos raising money among themselves to buy the islet. Dikili has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate ( Köppen : Csa ), with hot, dry summers, and mild, moderately wet winters. There are 30 neighbourhoods in Dikili District: There is a crater lake in Merdivenli village, and ancient caverns in Demirtaş and Deliktaş villages, as well as pine forests extending towards
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