Balıkesir Province
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 Balıkesir Province |
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| Location of Balıkesir Province in Turkey | |
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| Region: | Marmara Region, Turkey |
| Area: | 14292 (km²) |
| Total Population | 1,100,771 TUIK 2006 (est) |
| Licence plate code: | 10 |
| Area code: | 0266 |
| Governor Website | http://www.Balikesir.gov.tr |
Balıkesir is a province in midwestern Turkey, having shorelines on both Marmara and the Aegean seas. Its adjacent provinces are Çanakkale to the west, İzmir to the southwest, Manisa to the south, Kütahya to the southeat, and Bursa to the east. The provincial capital is Balıkesir city.
The mount Kaz Dağı (pronounced "Kaz DA-u"), known also as Mount Ida, is located in this province.
Balıkesir province is famous for its olives, thermal spas, clean beaches, making it an important tourist destination. The province also hosts immense deposits of kaolinite, with some open-pit mines.
[edit] Districts
Balıkesir province is divided into 19 districts (capital district in bold):
[edit] External links
- (English) Pictures of the capital of this province
- (English) Balıkesir Weather Forecast Information
 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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| Aegean | ||
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| Central Anatolia | ||
| East Anatolia | ||
| Marmara | ||
| Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Southeastern Anatolia | ||
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