Smyrna

Smyrna (Turkish Ismir), a seaport of Anatolia, Asiatic Turkey, situated at the head of the Gulf of Smyrna, on the coast of Asia Minor, 212 miles S.W. of Constantinople. It is divided into four quarters, in which Turks, Armenians, Jews, and Franks dwell apart. The harbour is excellent. There are large and well-stocked bazaars, a palace for the Governor, many mosques and churches, an English hospital, and some few remains of ancient structures. The principal exports are Turkey carpets, fabrics of silk and Angora goat's hair, sponges, dried fruits, drugs, gums, coffee, and a few precious stones. A railway has been constructed as far as Aidin, 70 miles inland.