İznik
Sign in to saveİznik () is a municipality and district of Bursa Province, Turkey. Its area is 753 km2, and its population 44,236 (2022). The town is at the site of the ancient city of Nicaea, from which the modern name derives. The town lies in a fertile basin at the eastern end of Lake İznik, with ranges of hills to the north and south. As the crow flies, the town is only southeast of Istanbul but by road it is around the Gulf of İzmit. It is by road from Bursa.
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İznik is a town in northwestern Turkey that sits on the site of the ancient city of Nicaea, located in a fertile basin at the eastern end of Lake İznik. With a population of about 44,000 people, it serves as a municipality and district of Bursa Province and is situated relatively close to Istanbul, though the road distance is considerable due to the geography of the region.
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- Locality
- İznik
- Region
- Bursa Province
- Country
- Türkiye
- Population
- 22,230
- Timezone
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İznik () is a municipality and district of Bursa Province, Turkey. Its area is 753 km2, and its population 44,236 (2022). The town is at the site of the ancient city of Nicaea, from which the modern name derives. The town lies in a fertile basin at the eastern end of Lake İznik, with ranges of hills to the north and south. As the crow flies, the town is only southeast of Istanbul but by road it is around the Gulf of İzmit. It is by road from Bursa.
İznik has been a district centre of the province of Bursa since 1930 but belonged to the district of Kocaeli between 1923 and 1927. It was a township of Yenişehir district (connected to Bilecik before 1926) between 1927 and 1930.