- Gebze
Infobox City
official_name = Gebze
native_name =
nickname =
motto =
settlement_type = Town
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image_caption = Osman Hamdi Bey Museum
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pushpin_map_caption = Location in Turkey
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = TUR
subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_name1 = Marmara
subdivision_type2 = Province
subdivision_name2 = Kocaeli
leader_title =Mayor
leader_name = İbrahim Pehlivan
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established_date =
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area_magnitude = 1 E8
area_total_km2 = 604
population_as_of = 2000
population_note =
population_total = 253487
population_density_km2 = auto
latd = 40
latm = 48
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 29
longm = 26
longs =
longEW = E
elevation_m =
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 41400
website = [http://www.gebze.bel.tr/ http://www.gebze.bel.tr/]
footnotes =Gebze (Ancient name: Dakibyza) is an industrial town in
Kocaeli Province ,Turkey . It is situated 30 miles east ofIstanbul on the northern shore of theMarmara Sea . It's also the largest district of Kocaeli. The town has grown rapidly in recent years, from 159,116 in1990 to 253,487 in2000 (census figures] . The town has a reputation for including nearly 15% of whole Turkish industry.The
Izmit Bay Bridge is a project which will have the total length of the bridge will be 4 kilometers, with a main span of 1,688 meters.Hannibal committed suicide in the ancient city of Libyssa (Diliskelesi) in183 BC rather than be captured by the Romans.Gebze district locates into the westernmost of
Kocaeli Province . Her neighbours are Tuzla in west,Pendik in nort-west,Şile in north andKörfez in east. She included 6 municipalities (Gebze, Darıca, Çayırova, Dilovası, Şekerpınar and Tavşancıl) and 22 villages. Her names of villages are Ahatlı, Balçık, Cumaköy, Çerkeşli, Demirciler, Denizli, Duraklı, Elbizli, Eskihisar, Hatipler, Kadıllı, Kargalı, Köseler, Mollafenari, Muallimköy, Mudarlı, Ovacık, Pelitli, Tavşanlı, Tepecik, Tepemanayır (Tepepanayır) and Yağcılar.External links
* More details for Gebze: [http://www.gebze.org Gebze.Org] tr icon
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