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'Balıkesir' is a city in the Marmara region of Turkey and has a population of 1,076,347. Its main exports are olive-based products. 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).
At or near Balıkesir was the Roman town of Hadrianutherae, founded, as its name commemorates, by the emperor Hadrian.
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).
★ Ömer Seyfettin - renowned writer
★ Hülya Avşar - celebrity
★ Mehmet Çoban - Olympian Greco-Roman wrestler
★ Caner Erkin - CSKA Moscow Striker
★ Olcan Adın - Fenerbahçe footballer
★ Oğuz Savaş - Fenerbahçe Ülkerspor basketballer
★ Anatolian Tigers
| 'Balıkesir' (( TR Turkey )) | |
|---|---|
.svg) | |
| Location in Turkey | |
 Bursa | |
| Informations | |
| 'Area' : | 14,456 km² (Province) |
| 'Population': | 1,076,347(Province) |
| 287,789 (center) | |
| 'height' : | 70 m |
| 'Time Zone' : | UTC+2 |
| 'Website' : | Balikesir Municipality |
| 'Postal Code' : | 10xxx |
| 'Area Code' : | 0266 |
| Administration | |
| 'Country' : | Turkey  |
| 'Mayor' | Sabri Ugur |
| 'Governer' | Selahattin Hatipoglu |
'Balıkesir' is a city in the Marmara region of Turkey and has a population of 1,076,347. Its main exports are olive-based products. 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).
At or near Balıkesir was the Roman town of Hadrianutherae, founded, as its name commemorates, by the emperor Hadrian.
| Contents |
| Sites of interest |
| Notable natives |
| See also |
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).
Notable natives
★ Ömer Seyfettin - renowned writer
★ Hülya Avşar - celebrity
★ Mehmet Çoban - Olympian Greco-Roman wrestler
★ Caner Erkin - CSKA Moscow Striker
★ Olcan Adın - Fenerbahçe footballer
★ Oğuz Savaş - Fenerbahçe Ülkerspor basketballer
See also
★ Anatolian Tigers
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