IZBARTA or SPARTA (anc. Baris), a town in Asia Minor, well situated on the edge of a fertile plain at the foot of Aghlasun Dagh. It was once the capital of the Emirate of Hamid. It suffered severely from an earthquake in 1889. It has been an im portant centre of Greek influence in Anatolia. It is connected by rail with Smyrna and Egerdir. Pop. (1927) 44,663.