Balıkesir
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 Balıkesir |
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| Province | Balıkesir Province Province |
| Population | 215,000 [1] (2000) |
| Area | 1500 km² |
| Elevation | 1 to 764 m |
| Coordinates | 40°21′ N 27°55′ E |
| Postal code | 10*** |
| Area code | 0266 |
| Licence plate code | 10 |
| Mayor | Sabri Ugur |
| Website | [2] |
| Governor | Selahattin Hatipoglu |
Balıkesir is a city in the Marmara region of Turkey and has a population of 215,436. 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.
 Balıkesir in Balıkesir Province (in the Marmara region) of Turkey |
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| Urban districts | Balıkesir |    |
| Rural districts | Ayvalık - Balya - Bandırma - Bigadiç - Burhaniye - Dursunbey - Edremit - Erdek - Gömeç - Gönen - Havran - İvrindi - Kepsut - Manyas - Marmara - Savaştepe - Sındırgı - Susurluk | |
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| Black Sea | ||
| Central Anatolia | ||
| East Anatolia | ||
| Marmara | ||
| Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Southeastern Anatolia | ||
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
[edit] Notable natives
- Hülya Avşar - celebrity
- Mehmet Çoban - Olympian Greco-Roman wrestler
- Ömer Seyfettin - renowned writer
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