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İzmit (Turkish pronunciation:) is a municipality and the capital district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. [3] Its area is 480 km 2 , [ 4 ] and its population is 376,056 (2022). [ 5 ] The capital of Kocaeli Province, it is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara , about 100 km (62 mi) east of Istanbul , on the northwestern part of ...
Nicomedia (/ ˌ n ɪ k ə ˈ m iː d i ə /; [1] Greek: Νικομήδεια, Nikomedeia; modern İzmit) was an ancient Greek city located in what is now Turkey.In 286, Nicomedia became the eastern and most senior capital city of the Roman Empire (chosen by the emperor Diocletian who ruled in the east), a status which the city maintained during the Tetrarchy system (293–324).
Pages in category "History of Izmit" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1999 İzmit ...
The İzmit massacres were atrocities committed in the region of İzmit, Turkey, during the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) which took place during the Greek genocide.An Inter-Allied Commission of Enquiry that investigated the incidents submitted a report on 1 June 1921 about the events.
Göztepe made sports history in Turkey by having played the semi-finals of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (which later became the UEFA Cup) in the 1968–69 season, and the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in the 1969–70 season; becoming the first ever Turkish football club to play a semi-final game in Europe and the only one for two ...
Kocaeli Museum, a.k.a. Kocaeli Archaeology and Ethnography Museum or İzmit Museum, Turkish: Kocaeli Müzesi) is a national museum in Kocaeli (İzmit), northwestern Turkey, exhibiting archaeological artifacts and ethnographic objects. It is housed in the former railway station of İzmit.
The İzmit Clock Tower (Turkish: İzmit Saat Kulesi) in İzmit, Turkey is one of many clock towers that were built throughout the Ottoman Empire as a result of the decree which was sent to the provincial governors to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Sultan Abdülhamid II's ascension to the Ottoman throne.
İzmit is the capital of the province of Kocaeli. Kocaeli Province (Turkish: Kocaeli ili, pronounced [koˈdʒaeli]) is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey and one of only three not to have the same official name as its capital, İzmit, which is thus also sometimes called Kocaeli.