Selçuk
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Selçuk is central town of Selçuk district, İzmir Province in Turkey, 18 km northeast of Kuşadası, 3 km northeast of Ephesus. Its name comes from the Seljuk Turks who settled in the region by the 12th century.
Selçuk is one of the most visited touristic destinations within Turkey, known for its closeness to the ancient city of Ephesus, House of the Virgin Mary and Seljukian works of art. The 6th century basilica of St. John the Apostle, which, some claim, is built on the site of the Apostle's tomb, is also inside the town.
The Ephesus Airport and Selçuk Training Center of the Turkish Aeronautical Association is only 3 kilometers away from Selçuk, offering piloting, parachuting, and microlight training.
The annual camel wrestling championship takes place in Selçuk in the Winter, near Ephesus
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 Bath of Varius |
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 Curetes street |
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 Domitian temple |
 Domitian temple |
 Domitian temple |
 Domitian temple |
 Memmius monument |
 Memmius monument |
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 Hercules with lion's skin, from Hercules Gate |
 Hercules with lion's skin, from Hercules Gate |
 Nike from Hercules Gate |
 Nike from Hercules Gate |
 Nymphaeum of Trajan |
 Nymphaeum of Trajan |
 Nymphaeum of Trajan |
 Scholastica |
 Scholastica |
 Terace houses - mosaic |
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 marble road - detail |
 An early Christian ichthys |
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 Artemis Statue |
 Artemis-Statue im Museum von Ephesos |
 Temple of Artemis |
 Odeon |
 Odeon |
 Odeon - detail |
 Odeon - detail |
 View from odeon |
 Hadrian temple |
 Hadrian temple |
 Hadrian temple - detail |
 Hadrian temple - detail |
 Hadrian temple - detail |
 Hadrian temple - detail |
 Celsus Library |
 Celsus Library |
 Celsus Library |
 Celsus Library |
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 Celsus Library |
 Celsus Library |
 Celsus Library - Arete |
 Celsus Library - Arete |
 Celsus Library - Sofia |
 Celsus Library - Sofia |
 Celsus Library - Ennoia |
 Celsus Library - Epistema |
 Celsus Library - inside |
 Celsus Library - view from marble road |
 Celsus Library - view from marble road |
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 House of Virgin Mary |
 House of Virgin Mary |
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Selçuk District, governmental site
- Selcuk - Turkey Travel Planner by Tom Brosnahan
- Pictures of Selçuk
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 Selçuk in İzmir Province (in the Aegean region) of Turkey |
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| Urban districts | İzmir - (Balçova - Bornova - Buca - Çiğli - Gaziemir - Güzelbahçe - Karşıyaka - Konak - Narlıdere) |    |
| Rural districts | Aliağa - Bayındır - Bergama - Beydağ - Çeşme - Dikili - Foça - Karaburun - Kemalpaşa - Kınık - Kiraz - Menderes - Menemen - Ödemiş - Seferihisar - Selçuk - Tire - Torbalı - Urla | |
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| East Anatolia | ||
| Marmara | ||
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