BURSA
Ottoman Capital Bursa
AREA: 11.043 km²
POPULATION: 1.603.137 (1990)
TRAFFIC CODE: 16
Bursa is located in the northwest of the
Anatolian peninsula and southeast of the
Marmara Sea. The shores of the Marmara Sea
are 135 km away. The most important peak in
the province is Uludağ, which is a ski
resort and national park. The most
significant lakes are lake Iznik and Uluabat.
DISTRICTS: Bursa (Center), Osmangazi,
Yıldırım, Nilüfer, Gürsu, Gemlik, Kestel,
Mudanya, İznik, Orhangazi, Karacabey,
Mustafa Kemal Paşa, İnegöl, Yenişehir, Keles,
Orhaneli, Büyükorhan, Harmancık.
SITES OF INTEREST: Uludağ National Park,
Çekirge, Armutlu, Oylat, Gemlik hot springs,
Armutlu, Kumla, Kurşunlu beaches, Prusa city
walls, Nikaia (İznik), Miletopolis (Karacabey),
Mirlea (Mudanya), Kirmastı (Mustafa Kemal
Pasha), Atranos (Orhaneli), Neopolis (Yenişehir)
antique cities, Ayasofya, Koimesis, Hagios
churches, Nikaia Necropolis, Palace and
Hipogeum, Orhan Mosque and Complex, Yıldırım,
Yeşil, Hüdevendigar, Muradiye, Koca Sinan
Pasha, İshak Pasha complexes, Bursa and
Karacabey Grand Mosques, Yıldırım Bazaar,
Bursa Archeology, Bursa Atatürk, Bursa
Türkish Islamic Works, Mudanya Armistice and
İznik museums.
For more information
click here (REPUBLIC OF TURKEY MINISTRY
OF CULTURE AND TOURISM)
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