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Osmangazi
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thumb|upright|Fountain of brotherhood between Osmangazi, Bursa and Stari Grad, Sarajevo in Bursa. Osmangazi is a municipality and district of Bursa Province, Turkey. Its area is 621 km2, and its population is 891,250 (2022). It is one of the central metropolitan districts of the city of Bursa, as well as the fourth largest overall municipality in Turkey. On its own, it would be the 28th largest city in Turkey.

Key facts

Turkey place.type
metro district
Turkey place.name
Osmangazi
Turkey place.image_skyline
Ulucami,Bursa - panoramio.jpg
Turkey place.image_caption
Osmangazi with Grand Mosque of Bursa
Turkey place.image_map
Bursa location Osmangazi.svg
Turkey place.map_caption
Map showing Osmangazi District in Bursa Province
Turkey place.province
Bursa
Turkey place.leader_party
CHP
Turkey place.leader_name
Erkan Aydın
Turkey place.area_total_km2
621
Turkey place.population_total
891250
Turkey place.population_as_of
2022
Turkey place.area_code
0224

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
town
Named after
Osman I
Country
Turkey
Located in
Bursa Province
Population
862516
Area
116.5
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Official website
www.osmangazi.bel.tr
Image
Ulucami,Bursa - panoramio.jpg
Dialing code
224
Licence plate code
16
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Commons category
Osmangazi, Bursa
topic's main category
Category:Osmangazi
urban population
884451
social media followers
27080
twinned administrative body
Agios Sergios
rural population
13376
name in kana
オスマンガズィ
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Composition
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Main sights
  • Historical monuments
  • International relations
  • Twin towns — sister cities
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

thumb|upright|Fountain of brotherhood between Osmangazi, Bursa and Stari Grad, Sarajevo in Bursa. Osmangazi is a municipality and district of Bursa Province, Turkey. Its area is 621 km2, and its population is 891,250 (2022). It is one of the central metropolitan districts of the city of Bursa, as well as the fourth largest overall municipality in Turkey. On its own, it would be the 28th largest city in Turkey.

The district has been shaped by several civilizations: Rome, Byzantines, Seljuqians, and Ottomans. The first marks of the Ottoman Empire exist within Osmangazi where it extended from the foot of Uludağ to the plain of Bursa. Within the boundaries of Osmangazi, approximately 1800 registered historical buildings exist.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Osmangazi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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