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View of Izmir. On top of Pagos Hill, the castle of Kadife.

View of the Roman ruins of Ephesus from Selçuk. On the hil, the city castle (Ayasulluk castle).

Landscape at Izmir.

Caravan bridge outside Izmir.

Roman aqueduct of Kızılçullu at Buca, Izmir. In the background, the castle of Kadifekale (ancient acropolis of Pagos).

Byzantine remains at Kemal Pasa, (byz. Nymphaion).

The Hittite relief at Karabel, on the route from Kemalpaşa to Torbali. The relief is mentioned for the first time by Herodotus, who believed it respresented Pharaoh Sesostris III. According to modern research, it is most probably a depiction of Hittite king Tarkasnava.