Gebze

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Osman Hamdi Bey Museum in Eskihisar village near Gebze (source&permission: Osman Hamdi Bey Museum)
Osman Hamdi Bey Museum in Eskihisar village near Gebze (source&permission: Osman Hamdi Bey Museum)

Gebze (classical name: Libyssa) is an industrial town in Kocaeli Province, Turkey. It is situated 30 miles east of Istanbul on the northern shore of the Marmara Sea. The town has grown rapidly in recent years, from 159,116 in 1990 to 253,487 in 2000 (census figures].

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 in 183 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 and Körfez 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.

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Coordinates: 40°48′N 29°26′E

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