Şirince, also known as Kirkintzes, is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Selçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey. Its population is 456. It is about 8 kilometres east of the town Selçuk and about 8 kilometres from Ephesus. The area around the village has history dating back to Hellenistic period. Pottery finds made around the village between 2001 and 200…Şirince, also known as Kirkintzes, is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Selçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey. Its population is 456. It is about 8 kilometres east of the town Selçuk and about 8 kilometres from Ephesus. The area around the village has history dating back to Hellenistic period. Pottery finds made around the village between 2001 and 2002 by Ersoy and Gurler indicate the presence of seven villages and nine farmsteads in the area dating back to ancient and medieval times. On the road up you will see the remains of several Roman aqueducts as the village was an important water source for ancient Ephesus.
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