Site Analysis | Urla, İzmir

The site analysis of Urla

• The dominant vegetation in the district, which is 38 km away from İzmir and 65 meters above sea level; ryegrass, olives, arbutus, daphne, myrtle, and maquis.
• Urla’s land consists of mountains and hills of different sizes.
• Continuous breezes provided by the hills on the land and also coming from the sea cause the summer months to be warm, the winter months to be warm and rainy.
• The people there usually stay in single or two-story stone houses.

Urla stone houses and mosque

• Industrial facilities in Urla are generally small businesses.
• The agricultural areas in the district have shrunk through inheritance and sales, so the tendency towards greenhouse cultivation, which has the opportunity to provide maximum income from the unit area, has increased. In addition, fishing in the gulf waters of the district is done by small boats. There are berths for fishing shelters and boats along the bay.

• In addition, there is a fish auction in Urla, which is established almost daily and where fresh fish are purchased by auction. The purpose of the auction is to sell the fish kept during that day to customers at different prices. Fish should not be kept in that area too much, it is among the first goals of the sellers because the fish should not lose its freshness.

Below is a video about Urla Fish Auction. You can learn about some information about selling fish: