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Balıkesir
Location in Turkey
Bursa
Informations
Area : 14,456  km² (Province)
Population: 1,076,347(Province)
649,623 (City)
height : 70 m
Time Zone : UTC+2
Website : Balikesir Municipality
Postal Code : 10xxx
Area Code : 0266
Administration
Country : Turkey 10
Mayor Sabri Uğur
Governor Selahattin Hatipoğlu


Balıkesir is a city in the Marmara region of Turkey and has a population of 649,623 inhabitants. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Its main exports are olive-based products. The Olive ( Olea europaea) is a Species of small Tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern It is a popular destination for both domestic and foreign tourists, who use it as a base to explore the nearly countryside which is renowned for its beauty, especially the nearby Mount Ida (Kaz Dağı). Mount Ida, Turkish Kazdağı (pronounced, with a meaning of "Goose Mountain" Kaz Dağları, or Karataş Tepesi, is a mountain in

At or near Balıkesir was the Roman town of Hadrianutherae, founded, as its name commemorates, by the emperor Hadrian. Publius Aelius Hadrianus (January 24 76 &ndash July 10 138 as emperor Imperator Caesar Divi Traiani filius Traianus Hadrianus Augustus, and Divus Hadrianus after During Byzantine ownership the city was known as Palaeokastron (Greek: Palaeologus castle). Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly

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Sites of interest

Kuş Cenneti (Bird Sanctuary) National Park, Erdek, Bandırma, Edremit Bays and Ayvalık Coastal Beach and Şeytan Sofrası (Table of Devil), Marmara Islands, Alibey (Cunda) Island, Erdek and Gönen Open-Air Museum, Kyzikus Ruins, Balikesir Yıldırım Mosque (eski cami), Zaganos Pasha Mosque Complex, Clocked Church-Mosque at Ayvalik, Alibey Mosque (Çınarlı Camii). Lake Kuş or Lake Manyas ( Turkish: Kuş Gölü meaning Bird Lake or Manyas Gölü) is a Lake in western Turkey, located Erdek is a town and district of Balıkesir Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. This article is about the Balıkesir Province district of Bandırma Ayvalık ( Ancient Greek: Κυδωνίαι, Greek: Αϊβαλί aivali or Κυδωνίες) is a seaside town in the northwestern This article is about Cunda Island in Turkey for Cunda in Hinduism. Zağanos Pasha was one of the prominent Military commanders of Mehmet II (Mehmet the Conqueror and a lala, at once an advisor Mentor, Tutor

Notable natives

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This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. Ömer Seyfettin, also Omer Seyfeddin, ( March 11 1884, Balıkesir &ndash March 6 1920, Istanbul) was a Hülya Avşar (born 10 October 1963 in Edremit, Balıkesir) is a famous Turkish actress tv host and Pop folk singer Kurtdereli Mehmet Pehlivan was born 1864 in Deliorman, Bulgaria died 1939 in Balıkesir, Turkey was a wrestler Mehmet Çoban (1905 - 1969 aka Koç Çoban Mehmet, was a Turkish Olympian wrestler in the heavyweight division of Greco-Roman style. Caner Erkin (born October 4 1988 in Edremit, Balıkesir) is a Turkish footballer He currently plays in Russia See also CSKA Moscow PFC CSKA Moskva (Профессиональный футбольный клуб ЦСКА Москва or Professional Football Club — Central Olcan Adın (born September 30, 1985 in Balıkesir, Turkey) is a footballer, who was a player at Fenerbahçe and transferred Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Fenerbahçe Sports Club commonly known as Fenerbahçe (feneːɾbatʃe is a professional Sports club based in the district of Oğuz Savaş (born on 13 July 1987 in Balıkesir, Turkey) is a professional basketball player of Fenerbahçe Ülker. Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional Basketball section of Fenerbahçe SK, a major Sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. Tülin Altıntaş (born September 09, 1982 in Balıkesir) is a Turkish Volleyball player Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball Team is the men Volleyball section of Fenerbahçe SK, a major Sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. Anatolian Tigers (Anadolu Kaplanları is a term internationally used in the context of the Turkish economy to refer to and to explain the Phenomenon of a number Balıkesirspor' is a Sports club from Balıkesir, Turkey. The most popular branch of the club by far is the Football team The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone

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