<Table> Ephesus <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Ἔφεσος Efes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The Library of Celsus in Ephesus </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Shown within Turkey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Selçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Region </Th> <Td> Ionia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 37 ° 56 ′ 28" N 27 ° 20 ′ 31" E ﻿ / ﻿ 37.94111 ° N 27.34194 ° E ﻿ / 37.94111; 27.34194 Coordinates: 37 ° 56 ′ 28" N 27 ° 20 ′ 31" E ﻿ / ﻿ 37.94111 ° N 27.34194 ° E ﻿ / 37.94111; 27.34194 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Ancient Greek Settlement </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> Wall circuit: 415 ha (1,030 acres) Occupied: 224 ha (550 acres) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> History </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Builder </Th> <Td> Attic and Ionian Greek colonists </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founded </Th> <Td> 10th century BC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Abandoned </Th> <Td> 15th century AD </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Periods </Th> <Td> Greek Dark Ages to Late Middle Ages </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Site notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Excavation dates </Th> <Td> 1863--1869, 1895 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Archaeologists </Th> <Td> John Turtle Wood, Otto Benndorf </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> <P> Ephesus Archaeological Site </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> UNESCO World Heritage Site </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Criteria </Th> <Td> Cultural: iii, iv, vi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reference </Th> <Td> 1018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Inscription </Th> <Td> 2015 (39th Session) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> 662.62 ha </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Buffer zone </Th> <Td> 1,246.3 ha </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Ἔφεσος Efes </Td> </Tr>

Where is the ancient city of ephesus located