Historic building· Urla, İzmir

Urla Tahaffuzhanesi

Urla Tahaffuzhanesi is a historic building in Urla, İzmir; It was built off the coast of the Urla district in 1865 so that ships carrying passengers or crew with contagious diseases could spend their quarantine period, the necessary health measures could be taken, and the sick could be treated.

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It was built off the coast of the Urla district in 1865 so that ships carrying passengers or crew with contagious diseases could spend their quarantine period, the necessary health measures could be taken, and the sick could be treated. References: Adak, U. (2021). Combating Epidemic Diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean: The Klazomen (Urla) Quarantine Station. Cihannüma Journal of History and Geography Studies 7 (131-156). Gezgin, A. G. (2023). Quarantine structures: the example of the Klazomen quarantine station.

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