Gebze (), formerly known as

Libyssa Libyssa () or Libysa (Λίβισσα), was a town on the north coast of the Sinus Astacenus in ancient Bithynia, on the road from Nicaea to Chalcedon. It was celebrated in antiquity as the place containing the tomb of the Carthaginian general H ...

, is a municipality and

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 418 km², and its population is 407,019 (2022). It is situated 65 km (30 mi) southeast of

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

, on the Gulf of Izmit, the eastern arm of the

Sea of Marmara The Sea of Marmara, also known as the Sea of Marmora or the Marmara Sea, is a small inland sea entirely within the borders of Turkey. It links the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea via the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits, separating Turkey's E ...

. Gebze is the largest district by population size in the province as of 2022, exceeding

İzmit İzmit () is a municipality and the capital Districts of Turkey, district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 480 km2, and its population is 376,056 (2022). The capital of Kocaeli Province, it is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea ...

, the provincial capital.

Geography

The district of Gebze is located in the western portion of

Kocaeli Province Kocaeli Province (, ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey and one of only three not to have the same official name as its capital, İzmit, which is thus also sometim ...

; with neighbors

Körfez Körfez, formerly known as Elaia, or Elaea, is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 301 km2, and its population is 178,048 (2022). The mayor is Şener Söğüt ( AKP) and the district governor is Uğur Kalkar, ...

to the east;

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and

Şile Şile is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 800 km2, and its population is 43,464 (2022). Bordering Şile is the province of Kocaeli Province, Kocaeli (districts of G ...

in Istanbul to the northwest, west and north respectively; Çayırova and

Darıca Darıca (, from the Byzantine Greek, Byzantine τὰ Ῥίτζιον) is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. The town was previously known as Aretsou (Αρετσού) in by its native Greek population. Its ...

to the southwest and

Dilovası Dilovası is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 125 km2, and its population is 53,416 (2022). The district Dilovası was created in 2008 from part of the district of Gebze, along with the districts Darıca and ...

to the southeast.

Composition

There are 40

neighbourhoods A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...

in Gebze District: * Adem Yavuz * Ahatlı * Arapçeşme * Balçık * Barış * Beylikbağı * Cumaköy * Cumhuriyet * Denizli * Duraklı * Elbizli * Eskihisar * Gaziler * Güzeller * Hacı Halil * Hatipler * Hürriyet * İnönü * İstasyon * Kadıllı * Kargalı * Kirazpınar * Köşklüçeşme * Mevlana * Mimar Sinan * Mollafenari * Muallimköy * Mudarlı * Mustafapaşa * Osman Yılmaz * Ovacık * Pelitli * Sultan Orhan * Tatlıkuyu * Tavşanlı * Tepemanayır * Ulus * Yağcılar * Yavuzselim * Yenikent

Transport

The northern terminus of

Osman Gazi Bridge The Osman Gazi Bridge () is a suspension bridge spanning the Gulf of İzmit at its narrowest point, . The bridge links the Turkish city of Gebze to the Yalova Province and carries the O-5 motorway across the gulf. The bridge was opened on 1 Jul ...

falls within this area; the construction — having a total length of 4 kilometers (with a 1,688-meter main span) — bridges the Sea of Marmara from Kababurun to Dilburnu. The

Gebze Metro The Gebze Metro () is an under-construction rapid transit system in Gebze and Darıca, Turkey. The system consists of a single long line running north from Darıca to Gebze The metro system will be the first network to exist outside of a provinc ...

began construction in 2018 for a 2026 opening. A

Marmaray Marmaray () is a commuter rail line located in Istanbul, Turkey. The line runs from Halkalı, on the European side, to Gebze, on the Asian side, along the north shore of the Sea of Marmara. Mostly using the right-of-way of two existing com ...

intercontinental commuter rail line connects Gebze to the European side of Istanbul.

Twin towns – sister cities

Gebze is twinned with: *

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, Bosnia and Herzegovina *

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, Kyrgyzstan *

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, Bosnia and Herzegovina *

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, Cyprus * Oeiras, Portugal *

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, Greece * Samuil, Bulgaria *

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, North Macedonia *

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, Russia

Gallery

File:Osmanhamdibey.jpg, Osman Hamdi Bey Museum File:Eskihisar_Kalesi.jpg, Eskihisar Castle File:GTU,_Rectorate_Building.jpg,

Gebze Technical University Gebze Technical University (), formerly known as Gebze Institute of Technology (GIT), is one of two institutes of technology in Turkey, the other being İzmir Institute of Technology. Located in Gebze, one of the most industrialized regions of ...

Rectorate building File:41_Arc-Gebze_Panoramic_2017-2.jpg, View of Gebze File:Tevitol 1530673.jpg, TEVİTOL File:Çoban_Mustafa_Paşa_Külliyesi_Mausoleum_5429.jpg,

Çoban Mustafa Pasha Çoban Mustafa Pasha (, "Mustafa Pasha the Shepherd"; died 1529) was an Ottoman statesman. Likely born in Bosnia-Herzegovina or Serbian Sandzak, and collected through Devshirme to Janissaries, where he gradually rose through the ranks, he even ...

Külliyesi Mausoleum File:Hanibal's_Tomb_(7471637618).jpg, The bust of

Hannibal Hannibal (; ; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Punic people, Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Ancient Carthage, Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War. Hannibal's fat ...

File:Hanibal's_Tomb_(7471634482).jpg, The bust of

File:GTÜ Kütüphane.jpg,

File:Çobanmustafapaşa.jpg, Çoban Mustafa Pasha Mosque

References

External links

Gebze Municipality

Gebze Haritası
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