Cigli
General Information
District: Izmir, State: Aegean Region, Turkey
Area: 97 km²
Languages Spoken: Turkish
Long Distance Code: (+90) 0232
Best Time to Visit: May to August
International Access: Izmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)Description
Name Cigli is a settlement that sprang up and acquired a status rather recently. Its name draws reference from the humid marshlands of the delta of the River Gediz which used to cover the area of the entire area of Cigli. Cig meaning dew in Turkish.Location
Cigli is a metropolitan district of the city of İzmir in İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area covers the northern end of the boundaries of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality. Cigli district area neighbors that of Karsiyaka, another metropolitan district, to the south and the west, and that of İzmir's external depending district of Menemen to the north. Cigli is divided into 23 subdistricts and has one separate depending municipality (Sasali), where a large open air zoo (Sasali Natural Life Park) was opened in 2008. Cigli also has one depending village, Kaklic.Climate
İzmir has a typical Mediterranean climate which is characterized by long, hot and dry summers; and mild to cool, rainy winters. The total precipitation for İzmir averages 706 mm (27.8 inches) per year; however, 77% of that falls during November through Ma