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Kocaeli (Izmit)

Kocaeli (Izmit)
İzmit (ancient Nicomedia) is a city in Turkey, administrative center of Kocaeli Province as well as the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality. It is located at the Gulf of İzmit (the ancient Gulf of Astacus) in the Sea of Marmara, about 100 km (62 mi) east of İstanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia. The city centre…
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Manisa

Manisa
Manisa is a large city in Turkey's Aegean Region and the seat of Manisa Province. Historically, the city was also called Magnesia, and more precisely as Magnesia ad Sipylum, by the name of the Mount Sipylus (Mount Spil) that towers over the city. The English language root words "magnet" and "magnesia", their derivations, as well…
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Zonguldak

Zonguldak
Zonguldak  is a city and the capital of Zonguldak Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. Its population according to the 2000 census was 104,276. It is an important port on the Black Sea, and is famous for its coal mines. Etymology of the name The city's name probably comes from Zone Geul-Dagh, the…
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Osmaniye

Osmaniye
Osmaniye is a small city in the Çukurova region of Turkey, the capital of Osmaniye Province. Area 974 km². Population 154,000. History Located on the eastern edge of the Çukurova plain in the foothills of the Nur Mountains, the gateway between Anatolia and the Middle East, Osmaniye is on the Silk Road, a place of…
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Eskişehir

Eskişehir
Eskişehir  is a city in northwest Turkey and the capital district of Eskişehir Province. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 519,602 of which 482,793 live in the city of Eskişehir. The city is located on the bank of Porsuk River, 792 m above sea level, where it overlooks the fertile Phrygian Valley.…
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Bartın

Bartın
Bartın is the provincial capital of Turkey's Bartın Province. Formerly a district of Zonguldak Province, Bartın has been made into a province seat in 1991 with the constitution of Bartın Province composed of 4 districts (the central Bartın district and 3 depending districts). The city is situated 14 kilometers inland on the Bartın River (Bartın…
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Hakkari

Hakkari
Hakkari is a city in the far southeast of Turkey. The name Hakkari comes from the Aramaic Akkare (ܐܟܪ̈ܐ) because of its Assyrian indigenous population, meaning 'farmers'. Today the city has a population of 58,145 (2000 census) and is the capital of Hakkari Province. Climate Hâkkari has a hot dry-summer continental climate (Köppen climate classification:…
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Ardahan

Ardahan
Life in Ardahan Ardahan is the smallest provincial capital in Turkey and, until 1993, was a small town in the neighboring province of Kars. Since the district was made a province there has been new investment in government buildings and services but life in mountains that spend half the year under snow is still a…
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Aksaray

Aksaray
Aksaray is a city in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey and the capital district of Aksaray Province. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 236,560 of which 129,949 live in the city of Aksaray. The district covers an area of 4,589 km² (1,772 sq mi), and the average elevation is 980 m…
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Tekirdağ

Tekirdağ
Tekirdağ (see also its other names) is a city in Eastern Thrace, Turkey. Tekirdağ is the capital of Tekirdağ Province and it is seen by many as a smaller, quieter town than the industrial centre of Çorlu, which it administers. The population as of 2007 was 134,000. Tekirdağ's historical names include Rodosto or Rhaedestos  and…
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