Geyre

Geyre
A restaurant in Geyre
A restaurant in Geyre
Geyre is located in Turkey
Geyre
Geyre
Location in Turkey
Geyre is located in Turkey Aegean
Geyre
Geyre
Geyre (Turkey Aegean)
Coordinates: 37°43′N 28°43′E / 37.717°N 28.717°E / 37.717; 28.717
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAydın
DistrictKaracasu
Population
 (2022)
774
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Geyre is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Karacasu, Aydın Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 774 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3][4] Also known as Yeni koy (the "new village"), it was relocated around 1960, from over the ancient Greek city of Aphrodisias archeological site to a new location nearby.[5]

It is about 230 km (140 mi) south-east of İzmir, and about 100 km (62 mi) inland/east from the coast of the Aegean Sea.

  1. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
  5. ^ National Geographic Magazine; "Ancient Aphrodisias and Its Marble Treasures;" Kenan T. Erim, Ph.D.; August 1967 issue.