Bilecik Province ( tr, ) is a province in midwest

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, neighboring Bursa to the west, Kocaeli and

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to the north,

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to the east,

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to the southeast and Kütahya to the south, spanning an area of 4,307 km². The population is 228,334. Most of the province laid down in

Marmara Region The Marmara Region ( Turkish: ''Marmara Bölgesi'') is a geographical region of Turkey. Located in northwestern Turkey, it is bordered by Greece and the Aegean Sea to the west, Bulgaria and the Black Sea to the north, the Black Sea Region to th ...

but eastern parts of Gölpazarı and Söğüt district and districts of İnhisar and Yenipazar remained in Black Sea Region, smaller southeastern parts of Bozüyük and Söğüt remained in

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and smaller southwestern part of Bozüyük remained in Aegean Region.

History

The region was inhabited as early as 3000 BC, and was part of the territory controlled by such notable civilizations as the

Hittites The Hittites () were an Anatolian people who played an important role in establishing first a kingdom in Kussara (before 1750 BC), then the Kanesh or Nesha kingdom (c. 1750–1650 BC), and next an empire centered on Hattusa in north-centra ...

(1400–1200 BC), the Phrygians (1200–676 BC), Lydians (595–546 BC),

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ns (546–334 BC),

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(74–395 AD) and Byzantians (395 AD to late 13th century, with two brief occupations by

Umayyad The Umayyad Caliphate (661–750 CE; , ; ar, ٱلْخِلَافَة ٱلْأُمَوِيَّة, al-Khilāfah al-ʾUmawīyah) was the second of the four major caliphates established after the death of Muhammad. The caliphate was ruled by the ...

s in between). The region also contains

Söğüt Söğüt (, ; Greek: Θηβάσιον or Θηβάσιο, ''Thêbásion'') is a town and district in Bilecik Province, Turkey. It is in the Marmara region in the north-west of the country, with an area of , bordering Bilecik to the west, Gölpaz ...

, the small town where the

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was founded in 1299, and is the source of important archeological as well as cultural artifacts.

Districts

Bilecik province is divided into 8 districts (capital district in bold): * Bilecik * Bozüyük *

Gölpazarı Gölpazarı is a town and district of Bilecik Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The mayor is Vedat Kazıcı ( CHP). Features Gölpazarı is a small town with 11,424 population. Despite its proximity to the most important metropolises of ...

İnhisar İnhisar is a town and district of Bilecik Province in the Marmara region of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the ...

Osmaneli Osmaneli is a town in Bilecik Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is the seat of Osmaneli District.Pazaryeri *

* Yenipazar

Demographics

Sites of interest

In Söğüt a site of interest is the Ethnographical Museum. The town Bilecik is famous for its numerous restored Turkish houses. Some other sites of interest in the province are: Osman Gazi and Orhan Gazi mosques, Seyh Edebali and Mal Hatun mausoleums, Köprülü Mehmet Pasha mosque, Köprülü Caravanserai, Kaplikaya tombs, Rüstem Pasha mosque, and Gülalan Pavilion.

Gallery

Image:Cengellerkoyu2.jpg, A view from Çengeller village in

Image:Şeyh edebali türbesi.jpg, Sheikh Edebali tomb Image:Çelebi Mehmet Camii.JPG, Çelebi Mehmet Mosque in

Image:Bilecik Kültür Merkezi.jpg, Bilecik Cultural Center Image:Dursun Fakih Türbesi.JPG, The

türbe ''Türbe'' is the Turkish word for "tomb". In Istanbul it is often used to refer to the mausolea of the Ottoman sultans and other nobles and notables. The word is derived from the Arabic ''turbah'' (meaning ''"soil/ground/earth"''), which ...

of Dursun Fakih in Söğüt Image:Bilecik, Küçükelmalı tabiat parkı göleti.jpg, Küçükelmalı Nature Park Pond

History

Districts

Demographics

Sites of interest

Gallery

See also

References

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