"IZMIR, one of the seven wonders of the Antiquity
Izmir, the third largest city in Turkey, is located on the Izmir gulf, one of the most beautiful locations on the shore of the Egeean Sea.
. It is one of the seven wonders of Antiquity, and the birth place of Homer, the author of 'the Iliad and the Odyssey'. It is also the city of immortal love; Cleopatra spent the winter of the year 188 nearby, together with Antonius."
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