Gebze, Kocaeli Province, East Marmara Region, Türkiye
🇹🇷 Gebze is a district in Kocaeli Province, Turkey. It is situated 65 km south-east of Istanbul, on the Gulf of Izmit, the eastern arm of the Sea of Marmara. Gebze has experienced rapid growth in recent years.
1Geography The district of Gebze is located in the western portion of Kocaeli Province; with neighbors Körfez to the east; Pendik, Tuzla and Şile in Istanbul to the northwest,west and north respectively; Çayırova and Darıca to the south-west and Dilovası to the southeast.
1Composition There are 40 neighbourhoods in Gebze District: • Adem Yavuz • Ahatlı • Arapçeşme • Balçık • Barış • Beylikbağı • Cumaköy • Cumhuriyet • Denizli • Duraklı • Elbizli • Eskihisar • Gaziler • Güzeller • Hacı Halil • Hatipler • Hürriyet • İnönü • İstasyon • Kadıllı • Kargalı • Kirazpınar • Köşklüçeşme • Mevlana • Mimar Sinan • Mollafenari • Muallimköy • Mudarlı • Mustafapaşa • Osman Yılmaz • Ovacık • Pelitli • Sultan Orhan • Tatlıkuyu • Tavşanlı • Tepemanayır • Ulus • Yağcılar • Yavuzselim • Yenikent.
1Transport The northern terminus of Osman Gazi Bridge falls within this area; the construction — having a total length of 4 km (with a 1,688-meter main span) — bridges the Sea of Marmara from Kababurun to Dilburnu. The Gebze Metro began construction in 2018 for a 2023 opening. A Marmaray intercontinental commuter rail line connects Gebze to the European side of Istanbul.
1Europe/Istanbul/Kocaeli
Gebze has a population of over 392,945 people. Gebze also forms one of the centres of the wider Kocaeli Province which has a population of over 1,953,035 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Gebze has links with:
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🇯🇵 Goshogawara 40.8
🇿🇦 Middelburg 29.45
🇹🇷 Karamürsel 29.6
Locations Near: Gebze 29.4373,40.8078
🇹🇷 Karamürsel 29.6,40.683 d: 19.5
🇹🇷 Pendik 29.233,40.867 d: 18.4
🇹🇷 Yalova 29.267,40.65 d: 22.7
🇹🇷 Sancaktepe 29.2,40.983 d: 27.9
🇹🇷 Maltepe 29.117,40.917 d: 29.6
🇹🇷 Çekmeköy 29.167,41.033 d: 33.8
🇹🇷 Orhangazi 29.3,40.483 d: 37.9
Antipodal to: Gebze -150.563,-40.808
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 17425.8
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16825.6
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16478.8
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16378.6
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 13267.9
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 13146.5
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 13128.6
🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 13127.3