Orhangazi, Bursa Province, East Marmara Region, Türkiye


🇹🇷 Orhangazi is a rural district of Bursa Province in Turkey. The region Orhangazi was established in was conquered by Orhan I of the Ottoman dynasty in 1326. Orhangazi is named after Orhan I who was the second sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

• Olive production is a major part of the economy.

• The archeological digs of Ilıpınar Hoyuk are in the region of Orhangazi, and can be visited.

• Orhangazi is located near the lake Iznik and near the Sea of Marmara

Orhangazi has a number of villages around it, there is a local bus garage to take visitors to them. One of the villages, Keramet, has a natural hot springs. Main roads leading to the villages have olive fields on both sides.

Europe/Istanbul/Bursa 
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Orhangazi has a population of over 80,000 people. Orhangazi also forms one of the centres of the wider Bursa Province which has a population of over 3,056,120 people.

To set up a UBI Lab for Orhangazi see: https://www.ubilabnetwork.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/UBILabNetwork

Twin Towns - Sister Cities Orhangazi has links with:

🇦🇿 Mingachevir, Azerbaijan
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