Osmangazi

Osmangazi
Osmangazi
	Municipal Hall
	Nickname: Osmanlıların Kurucusu (The founder of Ottomans)
Country	Turkey
Province	Bursa
County	Bursa
Municipality	Osmangazi Municipality
Mayor	Mustafa Dündar
Charter	2000 BC
Area
• Total	33.46 km2 (12.92 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)
• Total	800,345
• Density	2,261/km2 (5,860/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	16x xx
Area code	0224
Licence plate	16
Website	www.osmangazi.bel.tr

Osmangazi is the biggest and central city of Bursa Province which is the fourth biggest province in Turkey. With a population of 700.000 (as of 2007) it's the 8th biggest city of Turkey as well.

The district has been shaped by several civilizations: Rome, Byzantium, Seljukians and Ottomans. The first marks of the Ottoman Empire exist within Osmangazi where it extended from the foot of Uluda (Grand-Mountain) to Bursa plain. This is the reason why Bursa is known as “The City of The Sultans” and “The First Capital of the Ottomans”, since the first six Sultans lived here. Within the boundaries of Osmangazi there is the greatest part of the Ottoman city features with approximately 1800 registered historical buildings.

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References

^ ^a ^b "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005" (xls) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2009-05-09.

External links

[scb-1] "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005" (xls) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2009-05-09.

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