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Osman Gazi Bridge
Soaring 1,550 m-span suspension bridge across the Gulf of İzmit, one of the longest in the world, slashing the Istanbul–İzmir drive on the O-5 motorway.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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İznik
Bursa Province, Turkey · Asia
About İznik
İznik sits on the route: 10 minutes from Elbeyli, 40km from Osman Gazi Bridge.
İznik is in Bursa Province, Turkey, with about 22,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Elbeyli, about 6 km away.
İznik (Turkish pronunciation: [izˈnik]) is a municipality and district of Bursa Province, Turkey. Its area is 753 km2, and its population 44,236 (2022). The town is at the site of the ancient city of Nicaea, from which the modern name derives. The town lies in a fertile basin at the eastern end of Lake İznik, withRead more
ranges of hills to the north and south. As the crow flies, the town is only 90 kilometres (56 miles) southeast of Istanbul but by road it is 200 km (124 miles) around the Gulf of İzmit. It is 80 km (50 miles) by road from Bursa.
İznik has been a district centre of the province of Bursa since 1930 but belonged to the district of Kocaeli between 1923 and 1927. It was a township of Yenişehir district (connected to Bilecik before 1926) between 1927 and 1930.
Ancient Nicaea was ringed with walls that survive to this day, despite having been pierced in places to accommodate roads. Inside the walls stands the Ayasofya Mosque where the Second Council of Nicaea was held in A.D. 787. The town is famous for the Iznik tiles and pottery.
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Within an hour or so of İznik: Osman Gazi Bridge (40 km).
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İznik is in Bursa Province, Turkey, about 6 km from Elbeyli.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 22,230
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Turkey
- Region
- Bursa Province
- Timezone
- Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates
- 40.4286, 29.7211
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- 40 kmOsman Gazi BridgeSoaring 1,550 m-span suspension bridge across the Gulf of İzmit, one of the longest in the world, slashing the Istanbul–İzmir drive on the O-5 motorway.
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