SURROUNDING SETTLEMENTS OF IZMIR

Buca, in the northeast of Izmir, was a place with a population of 10,000 (almost all Greeks) and was connected to Izmir by railway. The Greek community had boys' and girls' schools, which started at the age of six and consisted of 560 students, and they established the Religious Brotherhood (Agii Apostoli) club. Buca was a club and horse racing place and a holiday destination for the British. People of Izmir also made trips to Tepe, Kozağaç, Kangöl, Paradiso and the aqueducts on which Lord Byron engraved his name. Aya Anna Valley was also known for its pilgrimage site at the foot of Kadifekale on the Buca road.

Translated from Greek to English by atalarimizintopraklari.com.

Source: mnimes.org/katagrafi/katagrafi/smirni