BURSA
Ottoman Capital Bursa
AREA: 11.043 km?
POPULATION: 1.603.137 (1990)
TRAFFIC CODE: 16
DISTRICTS: Bursa (Center), Osmangazi, Yildirim, Nilufer, Gursu, Gemlik, Kestel, Mudanya, Iznik, Orhangazi, Karacabey, Mustafa Kemal Pasa, Inegol, Yenisehir, Keles, Orhaneli, Buyukorhan, Harmancik.
SITES OF INTEREST: Uludag National Park, Cekirge, Armutlu, Oylat, Gemlik hot springs, Armutlu, Kumla, Kursunlu beaches, Prusa city walls, Nikaia (Iznik), Miletopolis (Karacabey), Mirlea (Mudanya), Kirmasti (Mustafa Kemal Pasha), Atranos (Orhaneli), Neopolis (Yenisehir) antique cities, Ayasofya, Koimesis, Hagios churches, Nikaia Necropolis, Palace and Hipogeum, Orhan Mosque and Complex, Yildirim, Yesil, Hudevendigar, Muradiye, Koca Sinan Pasha, Ishak Pasha complexes, Bursa and Karacabey Grand Mosques, Yildirim Bazaar, Bursa Archeology, Bursa Ataturk, Bursa Turkish Islamic Works, Mudanya Armistice and Iznik museums.
Camps
Nur Camping
Yalova Route / Bursa
Tel: (224) 254 74 53
Omer's Place Camping
Golkaya Village Orhangazi / Bursa
Tel: (224) 587 74 26
National Parks And Forest Campsites
Sarialan
Uludag National Park, Bursa
Tel: (224) 254 52 81
Cobankaya
Uludag National Park, Bursa
Tel: (224) 254 52 81
Provincial Cultural Directorate
Tel: (224) 220 99 26 - 220 70 19
Fax: (224) 220 42 51
Bursa State Classical Turkish Music Choir Directorate
Choir Tel: (224) 326 44 92- 93
State Fine Arts Gallery Directorate
Heykel - BURSA
Tel: (224) 221 95 49
(224) 221 23 77
(224) 223 26 59
Fax: (224) 221 23 77
Museums
Bursa Museum
Address: Kultur Park
Bursa
Tel: (224) 234 49 18
Fax: (224) 234 4919
Iznik Museum
Address: Muze Cad.
Iznik - Bursa
Tel: (224) 754 10 27
Registered Immobile Cultural and Natural Heritages in Bursa
Sites
Archaeological Sites: 74
Urban Sites: 7
Natural Sites: 50
Historical Sites: -
Other Sites
Historical and Urban Sites: 7
Urban and Natural Sites: 1
Archaeological and Natural Sites: 4
Urban and Archaeological Sites: 1
Total: 144
Cultural (at Single Construction Scale) and Natural Heritages: 4136
TOTAL: 4280
SSignificant Days
Local Days of Celebration
Commemoration Day for Ulubatli Hasan
Ulubat Village
29 May
Ataturk's Visit to Iznik
Iznik
15 July
Ataturk's Visit to Bursa
Bursa
16 October
Freedom from Occupation Days:
Conquest of Bursa by the Ottomans
Bursa (Center)
6 April
Freedom Day - Inegol
Inegol - In front of the Governor's Office
6 September
Freedom Day - Yenisehir
Yenisehir
6 September
Freedom Day - Orhaneli
Orhaneli
9 September
Freedom Day - Bursa
Bursa (Center)
11 September
Freedom Day - Gemlik
Gemlik
11 September
Freedom Day - Orhangazi
Orhangazi
10 September
Freedom Day - Mudanya
Mudanya
12 September
Freedom Day - M. Kemalpasa
M. Kemalpasa
14 September
Anniversary of Mudanya Armistice
Mutareke Meydani Mudanya
11 October
Freedom Day - Karacabey
Karacabey
14 September
Freedom Day - Iznik
Iznik
7-8 November
Expositions:
Bursa Garment and Textile Exposition
Bursa
3rd week of May
Bursa Book Fair
Bursa
17-23 April
Bursa National Exposition
Bursa
7-31 July
Bursa Furniture, Decoration and Rug Fair
Bursa
8-14 August
Bursa Flower Fair
Bursa
1st week of May
Bursa Food and Agriculture Exposition
Bursa
19-25 September
Festivals:
Orhaneli Strawbery - Cherry Festival
Orhaneli
June
Orhangazi Folklore Festival
Orhangazi
In September
Gemlik Culture and Art Festival
Gemlik
5-7 July
32 nd. International Bursa Festival
Bursa (Center)
20 June-12 July
Orhangazi Olive Festival
Orhangazi
November
Orhaneli G. Belen Strawbery - Cherry Festival
Orhaneli - G. Belen
June
Festivities
Hidirellez Spring Culture Festivities
Center
5-6 May
International Orhangazi 3rd Folklore Festivities
Orhangazi
In October
Kocayayla Festivities
Keles
3rd Sunday of June
Orhangazi Folklore Festivities
Orhangazi
October
Yenisehir Pepper Festivities
Yenisehir
28 September-October
Fairs:
Goods and Animal Fair
Mustafa Kemal Pasha
20 May-1 September
Harmancik Goods and Animal Fair
Harmancik
August
Karacabey Spring Fair
Karagoz Mevkii Karacabey
25 May
Karacabey Autumn Fair
26 September
Iznik Goods and Animal Fair
Iznik
5 October-5 November
Top Picture: Bursa Grand Mosque (1396-1400)
Bottom Picture: Ottoman House (18th century)
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