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)