Burning of Smyrna

When

13 Sep 1922 – 22 Sep 1922

Kind

Fire

Coordinates

38.41° N, 27.14° E

Description

fire (13–22 Sept. 1922) that destroyed much of Smyrna/İzmir, soon after Turkey recaptured the city (9 Sept.) from Greece

Deaths

10000

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1922 fire during the Greco-Turkish War

The burning of Smyrna destroyed much of the port city of Smyrna in September 1922. The fire started on 13 September 1922 and was largely extinguished on 22 September. It began four days after the Turkish military captured the city on 9 September, effectively ending the Greco-Turkish War, more than three years after the Greek landing of troops at Smyrna.

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