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Bayındır is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 548 km², and its population is 40,073. The central town of the district …
Bayındır is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 548 km², and its population is 40,073. The central town of the district is situated in the valley of the Küçük Menderes. Its name in classical antiquity was Caystrus, 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 the Aydın railway, and has a trade in olives, olive oil, cotton, figs, raisins and tobacco.
  • Country: Turkey
  • Province: İzmir
  • Area: 548 km² (212 sq mi)
  • Area code: 0232
  • Population (2022): 40,073
  • Time zone: UTC+3 (TRT)
  • Postal code: 35840

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