Scala Nova, called by the Turks KUSCHADASSI, a seaport of Asiatic Turkey, stands at the head of a gulf of the same name, 40 miles S. of Smyrna, and over against Samos, to which it is the nearest mainland port. The ruins of the ancient city of Ephesus (q.v.) are in the vicinity. Liquorice, 'halwa,' tobacco, and raisins are exported to the value of £124,000 a year, and clothing and groceries imported to the value of £40,000. Pop. 9000.
Scala Nova,
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 9: Bound to Swansea, p. 189
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