Poyracık

Poyracık
Town
Poyracık
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°05′N 27°21′E / 39.083°N 27.350°E / 39.083; 27.350Coordinates: 39°05′N 27°21′E / 39.083°N 27.350°E / 39.083; 27.350
Country  Turkey
Province İzmir Province
District Kınık
Elevation 60 m (200 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 5,760
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code 35990
Area code(s) 0232
Licence plate 35

Poyracık is a town in Kınık district of İzmir Province, Turkey. At 39°05′N 27°21′E / 39.083°N 27.350°E / 39.083; 27.350 it is very close to Kınık. Distance to İzmir is about 140 kilometres (87 mi). The population of the town is 5760 [1] as of 2011. Poyracık is an old town and its history can be traced back to Gambrion of the 4th century BC. It was an important settlement during Pergamon state. In the middle age it became a part of Byzantine Empire . Sasa bey (a Turkmen bey of Aydınoğlu beylik) captured the town and finally it became a part of the Ottoman Empire. In 1937 it was declared a seat of township.[2]

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