Nazilli

Nazilli lies on the fertile Büyük Menderes plain of western Anatolia, with mountains rising on either side of the river valley. Its district passed from the Menteşe rulers to the Aydınid principality founded around Birgi. The valley connected inland settlements with the Aegean, and its rich soils supported the villages around the town. Under the Ottomans Nazilli remained part of this productive river country.