Belkahve Pass

{{Short description|Mountain pass in İzmir, Turkey}}

Belkahve is a mountain pass in İzmir Province, Turkey.

Belkahve is situated {{convert|25|km}} east of İzmir on the highway {{jct|country=TUR|D|300 }} connecting İzmir to hinterland.[http://www.kgm.gov.tr/SiteCollectionImages/KGMimages/Haritalar/b2.jpg General Directorate of Highways page] Its coordinates are {{coord|38|27|21|N|27|19|20|E|display=inline,title}} and the maximum elevation is {{convert|268|m}}. As the average elevation of Turkey is over {{convert|1000|m}}, Belkahve is considered a low-altitude pass. It is the first point on the way from Central Anatolia to İzmir to watch İzmir and the Aegean Sea. During the Turkish War of Independence, after three years of occupation, the nationalists, including Atatürk, watched İzmir from this point on 8–9 September 1922.[http://bornova.meb.gov.tr/ilcemiz.asp An essay about the event {{in lang|tr}}] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510214219/http://bornova.meb.gov.tr/ilcemiz.asp |date=May 10, 2010 }} A monument has been erected to commemorate the incident.