Kirazpınar is a neighborhood (''
mahalle
is an Arabic word variously translated as district, quarter, ward, or neighborhood in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations.
History
Historically, mahallas were autonomous social ins ...
'') in the district of
Gebze
Gebze (), formerly known as Libyssa, is a municipality and district 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, on the Gulf of Izmit, ...
, in the province of
Kocaeli,
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Its population is 12,363 (2021).
Kirazpınar is bordered on the east by the Gebze neighborhood of Tavşanlı, on the south by the
E80 Highway (the Trans-European Motorway) with the Gebze neighborhoods of Sultan Orhan and Arapçeşme on the other side of the highway, and on the northwest by the Gebze Güzeller Industrial Park (''
Organize Sanayi Bölgesi'') and the Gebze neighborhood of Pelitli. Much of the southeast of the neighborhood is taken up by
quarries
A quarry is a type of open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries is regulated in some jurisdictions to manage their safet ...
(Gebze Taş Ocakları).
The area was first settled as a
gecekondu
, meaning 'put up overnight' (plural ), is a Turkish language, Turkish word meaning a house put up quickly illegal building, without proper permissions, a Squatting, squatter's house, and by extension, a shanty or shack. is a neighborhood made o ...
neighborhood, but was made an official neighborhood after 2004. The area hosts a large number of automotive firms.
References
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Populated places in Kocaeli Province