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Konak Square (Turkish: Konak Meydanı) is a busy square at the southern end of Atatürk Avenue in the Konak district of İzmir, Turkey. The square is the busiest part of the city, as Konak is the main place of İzmir. The square is named after the Vali Konağı (Governor's Mansion) of İzmir Province, which is located here (konak means mansion in Turkish.)

Buildings in the square

Most of this busy square is occupied by the Governorate (Governor's Konak) of İzmir Province, the City Hall of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, the Central Bus Station, and the Yalı Mosque. At the center of the square is the İzmir Clock Tower, an old landmark built in 1901. The square is also near Kemeraltı, İzmir's major market (bazaar) district. At the southern end of the square is the Cultural Centre of Ege University, which includes an opera house, a music academy, and a museum of modern art.

See also

• Cumhuriyet Square
• Konak Terminal

Resources

• Rengin Zengel, Yasemin Sayar Dokuz Eylül University. "Evaluation of Squares in Non-Western Countries: The Case Study of Konak Square, İzmir, Turkey" (PDF). Edge Hill University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2009-01-25.

External links

• More on the square

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Known as Smyrna in English until about 1930
Settlements	Central districts (İlçe) Balçova Bayraklı Bornova Buca Çiğli Gaziemir Güzelbahçe Karabağlar Karşıyaka Konak Narlıdere Neighborhoods Alsancak İnciraltı Karataş Kemeraltı
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Buildings and structures	Asansör Buca Gölet İzmir Clock Tower İzmir Parachute Tower Kültürpark Ülkü Park List of tallest buildings in İzmir Yeni Kavaflar Market
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38°25′05″N 27°07′40″E / 38.41806°N 27.12778°E / 38.41806; 27.12778

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