İnegöl (known as , ''Angelokomis'' in the Byzantine period) is a

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

(center of the İnegöl district) in the Bursa Province of Turkey. It has a population of 340,000 (2011 figures). İnegöl is one of the centers of the Turkish

furniture Furniture refers to movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating (e.g., stools, chairs, and sofas), eating (tables), storing items, eating and/or working with an item, and sleeping (e.g., beds and hammocks). Fu ...

industry, and is also known for its meatball ( İnegöl köftesi) which has its origins in ćevapi brought to the region by Bosnian immigrants (

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) during the

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. Although considerably quieter than neighbouring

Bursa ( grc-gre, Προῦσα, Proûsa, Latin: Prusa, ota, بورسه, Arabic:بورصة) is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the ...

and Eskişehir, İnegöl retains sufficient attractions to make it interesting to tourists on a one- or two-day stopover, as well as possessing sufficiently unspoilt nearby natural attractions to keep one occupied for longer stays. Notable tourist attractions are the İnegöl Kent Müzesi and (directly next to it) the İshakpaşa Historical Mosque. Nearby to İnegöl is the health resort of Oylat (also known as the Oylat Hotspring), adjacent to the

Oylat Cave Oylat Cave ( tr, Oylat Mağarası) is a show cave in Bursa Province, northwestern Turkey. Location and access The cave is located south of Hilmiye, İnegöl, Hilmiye village and southeast of İnegöl town in Bursa Province. It is accessible fro ...

. İnegöl is also conveniently located near to

Uludağ Uludağ (), the ancient Mysian or Bithynian Olympus (Greek: Όλυμπος), is a mountain in Bursa Province, Turkey, with an elevation of . In Turkish, ''Uludağ'' means "great mountain". In ancient times the range of which it is a part, ext ...

, a popular skiing resort during the winter months.

Furniture Sector

İnegöl is a city surrounded rich with natural resources, especially forests, therefore wood processing businesses were always a big part of the city's economy. The first official record of wood processing business was recorded back in 1523 within Hüdavendigar cadastral record book, some of the villages were producing oars for the

galley A galley is a type of ship that is propelled mainly by oars. The galley is characterized by its long, slender hull, shallow draft, and low freeboard (clearance between sea and gunwale). Virtually all types of galleys had sails that could be used ...

s of the Ottoman Empire. The furniture sector of İnegöl accounts for 88.5 percent of all the industrial companies. Forty two percent of İnegöl's exports were furniture exports in 2019 ($574.559.944,38). The city is number three in

exports of Turkey when ranked by total volume after İstanbul and

Kayseri Kayseri (; el, Καισάρεια) is a large Industrialisation, industrialised List of cities in Turkey, city in Central Anatolia, Turkey, and the capital of Kayseri Province, Kayseri province. The Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality area is comp ...

. İnegöl also has the first and the biggest furniture shopping mall of Turkey called Mobiliyum AVM.

Notable people

Notable residents include

Mustafa Ülgen Mustafa Ülgen (born 1945 in İnegöl, Bursa Province) is a Turkish orthodontist. Biography Ülgen completed primary and middle school in İnegöl. After his graduation from Bursa Boys High School, he graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of ...

, an orthodontist. A section of the İnegöl Kent Müzesi (museum) is dedicated to him.

Twin cities

* Novi Pazar, Serbia * Donji Vakuf, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Dunaújváros, Hungary * Mitrovica, Kosovo *

Takhtamukaysky District Takhtamukaysky District (russian: Тахтамука́йский райо́н; ady, Тэхъутэмыкъуае къедзыгъо) is an administrativeLaw #171 and a municipalLaw #220 district (raion), one of the list of administrative and muni ...

, Russia

References

Cities in Turkey Populated places in Bursa Province Districts of Bursa Province {{Bursa-geo-stub