Bursa (Turkey) – the most detailed information about the city with photos. The main attractions of Bursa with a description, guides and cards.
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Bursa (Turkey)
Bursa is a city in northwestern Turkey, the fourth largest in country after Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir. Located between the coast Marmara Sea and winter resorts in the mountains Uludag. Bursa is the first capital of the Ottoman Empire, a city with a rich historical and cultural heritage. Most attractions include to the early period of the Ottoman Empire. Bursa is famous for its historic atmosphere, peaches, chestnuts and silk. The ancients settlements of the Seljuks and Ottomans included in the list of objects UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Geography and climate
- Best time to visit
- Practical information
- Story
- How to get there
- Shopping and shopping
- Food and drink
- sights
- Video
- Maps and guides
- Comments and reviews
Geography and climate
Bursa is located in the northwest of Anatolia in the northwest the slopes of Uludag. The city is located in the southern part of the Sea of Marmara about 20 km from its coast. Climate – Mediterranean with hot summers and cool winters. Negative temperatures and snow happen not often.
Bursa
Best time to visit
Bursa is one of the best cities in Turkey to visit. all year round. In the off-season you can enjoy comfortable weather and exploring the sights of the city and region, in the summer – to go in the mountains or on the coast of the Sea of Marmara, in winter – to winter resorts Uludag
Practical information
- The population is over 1.8 million people.
- The area is 1,036 km2.
- The currency is Turkish Lira.
- Visa – for up to 60 days it is enough to have a passport whose actions are more than four months from the date of entry into Turkey
- The language is Turkish.
- Time – Central European UTC +2, in summer +3.
Story
The first settlements in the vicinity of Bursa emerged 5,200 years ago. AT Antiquity here was founded the ancient Greek city of Sius, which in 202 BC was renamed Prus. In the 1st century BC era the city began to belong to the Romans. After the collapse of the Roman Empire From the 4th to the 14th century it was part of Byzantium.
In 1326 Bursa was conquered by the Ottomans and became the first the capital of their state. After the conquest of Edirne (Adrianople) in Eastern Thrace in 1363, the capital was moved there. During the period Ottoman Empire Bursa continued to remain an important city, in which produced the majority of silk products.
Night Bursa
In 1855, the city was badly damaged by earthquakes and fires. AT 1920 during the Greek-Turkish war was captured by the Greeks. In 1922 year the city was returned to Turkey. After the founding of the Turkish Republic of Bursa has become one of the main industrial centers country. This was the reason for the rapid growth of the population and the economy, which turned the city into one of the largest population in Turkey.
How to get there
Bursa has its own airport, but the number of destinations is small. To get to the city by air it is better to use Istanbul airports. Bursa is conveniently located between Istanbul and Izmir, so you can easily get here by bus. Iron no roads.
Shopping and shopping
Goat Khan or the silk bazaar is one of the most popular places for shopping in bursa. Bazaar here exists from the end of the 15th century.
Silk Bazaar
Food and drink
One of the most popular traditional dishes is İskender. kebap, which is a lamb meat with slices of bread, tomato sauce and yogurt. No less tasty, but cheaper is pideli köfte.
sights
Historical Center
Bursa is an ancient city that combines historical atmosphere and modernity. The heart of the old city is the district from square with the equestrian statue of Ataturk to the silk bazaar and mosque Ulu-Kami. Most of the main Attractions Bursa.
Ulu kami
The Ulu-Kami or Great Mosque is one of the most important historical structures of Bursa and the most interesting sights of the city. It was built in 1399 and is one of the most prominent examples of Seljuk religious architecture in Anatolia, which is very different from the later Ottoman architecture. The mosque has 20 small domes and two huge minarets. Interior It contains complex wood carving and calligraphy panels.
Green Mosque
The Green Mosque is a small religious building built in early Ottoman architecture between 1412 and 1419 for of Sultan Mehmet I. The Green Mosque is named for the shades of the inner the tiles. Inside the building is decorated with intricate carved marble and calligraphy. Nearby is the tomb of Mehmet I and the Museum of Islamic and Turkish culture.
Green Tomb
The Green Tomb is the tomb of Mehmet I, built in the 15th century. This is a small octagonal structure with a rich inner registration.
Muradia
Muradiye – a historic complex with a park and an ancient cemetery, on in which the sultans and princes of the early state of the Ottomans were buried. One of the most interesting structures is the Murat II Mosque, built in 1426.
Hisar
Hisar is an ancient citadel that is part of the oldest area of the city – Tophane. From the old fortress were only plots defensive walls. There are also many beautiful ones here. historical houses of the Ottoman period and the tomb of Osman Ghazi and Orhan Ghazi, founders of the Ottoman dynasty.
Tophane Tower
Tophane Clock Tower is located near the tombs of Osman Gazi and Orhan Gazi on the territory of the old citadel inside the destroyed city walls. The original structure was built during of the reign of Sultan Abdulaziz (between 1861 and 1876) and later ruined. A new tower was erected in 1904. She looks at the city at the edge of the cliff and illuminated at night.
Irgandi
Irgandi – arched bridge, built in 1442 in the period reign of Murat II. Its most interesting feature is the presence of a bazaar that makes the bridge look like a ponte vecchio in Florence.
Dzhumalykyzyk
Cumalıkızık – a small village with stunning historic atmosphere 10 km from Bursa. Here preserved original old cobbled streets and more than 200 houses of the period Ottoman Empire, which still have the original wrought items.
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Maps and guides
Tourist Card
