▁departure ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁center ▁of ▁ İ z mir ▁( K on ak ▁Square ▁in ▁Kon ak , ▁ İ z mir ) ▁and ▁lies ▁at ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁ ▁in land ▁from ▁the ▁nearest ▁se aco ast ▁at ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁D ik ili ▁to ▁its ▁west . ▁Berg ama ▁district ▁area ▁neighb ors ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁three ▁districts ▁of ▁Bal ı kes ir ▁Province ▁to ▁its ▁north , ▁namely ▁Ay val ı k , ▁Bur h ani ye ▁and ▁ İ vr indi , ▁ İ z mir ▁Province ▁district ▁of ▁K ı n ı k ▁and ▁Man isa ▁Province ▁district ▁of ▁S oma , ▁Man isa ▁to ▁its ▁east , ▁while ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁it ▁is ▁border ed ▁by ▁the ▁central ▁provincial ▁of ▁Man isa ▁and ▁two ▁other ▁ İ z mir ▁Province ▁districts ▁along ▁the ▁coast ▁that ▁are ▁Al ia ğ a ▁and ▁D ik ili ▁from ▁its ▁south ▁towards ▁its ▁west . ▁The ▁district ▁area ' s ▁physical ▁features ▁are ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁all uv ial ▁plain ▁of ▁Bak ı r ç ay ▁River . ▁ ▁Name ▁The ▁name ▁Berg ama , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁its ▁ancient ▁prede cess or ▁Per g am on , ▁are ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁even ▁more ▁ancient ▁Lu w ian ▁language ▁ad jective ▁" par rai " ▁( H itt ite ▁language ▁equivalent ; ▁" par ku "), ▁meaning ▁" high " ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁ve in ▁as ▁being ▁the ▁et ym ological ▁root ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other