Country Turkey District Kınık Time zone EET (UTC+2) Population 5,760 (2011) | Province İzmir Province Elevation 60 m (200 ft) Postal code 35990 Area code 0232 | |
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Poyracık is a town in Kınık district of İzmir Province, Turkey. At 39°05′N 27°21′E it is very close to Kınık. Distance to İzmir is about 140 kilometres (87 mi). The population of the town is 5760 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.
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