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Efes is one of towns in Turkey situated some 20 km north-east of Kusadasi and 680 km from the capital. The population is about 29,200 people in accordance with the 2010 census. Thousands of tourists visit Efes every year to see its archaeological sites and religious sees.

Adnan Menderes (IATA: ADB) is the nearest airport to Efes, situated just 60 km to the north-west.

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1. Ephesus
Ephesus (Шаблон: IPAc-en; Ελληνικά. Ἔφεσος Ephesos; Türkçe. Efes; ultimately from Hittite Apasa) was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, three kilometres southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built in the 10th century BC on the site of the former Arzawan capital by Attic and Ionian Greek colonists. During the Classical Greek era it was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League. The city flourished after it came under the control of the Roman Republic in 12…

2. Library of Celsus
The library of Celsus was built for Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus and completed in AD 135 in Ephesus, Asia Minor (Anatolia) (now Turkey). Celsus’ son, Gaius Julius Aquila (consul AD 110), built the library in honor of his father who was consul in AD 92, governor of Asia in AD 115, and a wealthy and popular local citizen. The library was built to store 12, 000 scrolls and to serve as a monumental tomb for Celsus. It was unusual to be buried within a library or even within city limits, so t…

3. Church of Mary
The Church of Mary (Turkish: Meryem Kilisesi) is an ancient Christian cathedral dedicated to the Theotokos (the Virgin Mary), located in Ephesus, Turkey. It is also known as the Church of the Councils because two councils of importance to the history of Early Christianity are assumed to have been held within. The church is located in the south stoa of the Olympieion (Temple of Hadrian Olympios) next to the harbor of Ephesus.

4. Temple of Artemis
The Temple of Artemis (Greek: Ἀρτεμίσιον Artemision), also known less precisely as Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to Artemis completed — in its most famous phase — around 550 BC at Ephesus (in present-day Turkey). Though the monument was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, only foundations and sculptural fragments of the temple remain. There were previous temples on its site, where evidence of a sanctuary dates as early as the Bronze Age. The whole temple was made of ma…

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Ephesus

Ephesus (Шаблон:IPAc-en; Ελληνικά. Ἔφεσος Ephesos; Türkçe. Efe

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Library of Celsus

The library of Celsus was built for Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus

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House of the Virgin Mary

The House of the Virgin Mary (Turkish: Meryemana or Meryem Ana Evi,

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Church of Mary

The Church of Mary (Turkish: Meryem Kilisesi) is an ancient Christian

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Celsus Boutique Hotel

starting $64

Nicea Hotel

starting $19

Bella Hotel

starting $34

Nilya Hotel

starting $51

Amazon Petite Palace

starting $51

Ayasoluk Boutique Hotel

starting $84

Ephesus Paradise

starting $58

Livia Hotel Ephesus

starting $68

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