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Gebze
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Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 40°48′N 29°26′E / 40.8, 29.433
Country	Turkey
Region	Marmara
Province	Kocaeli
Government
- Mayor	İbrahim Pehlivan
Area
- Total	604 km² (233.2 sq mi)
Population (2000)
- Total	253,487
- Density	419.7/km² (1,087/sq mi)
Postal code	41400
Website: http://www.gebze.bel.tr/

Gebze (Ancient name: Dakibyza) is an industrial town in Kocaeli Province, Turkey. It is situated 30 miles east of Istanbul on the northern shore of the Marmara Sea. It's also the largest district of Kocaeli. The town has grown rapidly in recent years, from 159,116 in 1990 to 253,487 in 2000 (census figures]. The town has a reputation for including nearly 15% of whole Turkish industry.

The Izmit Bay Bridge is a project which will have the total length of the bridge will be 4 kilometers, with a main span of 1,688 meters.

Hannibal committed suicide in the ancient city of Libyssa (Diliskelesi) in 183 BC rather than be captured by the Romans.

Gebze district locates into the westernmost of Kocaeli Province. Her neighbours are Tuzla in west, Pendik in nort-west, Şile in north and Körfez in east. She included 6 municipalities (Gebze, Darıca, Çayırova, Dilovası, Şekerpınar and Tavşancıl) and 22 villages. Her names of villages are Ahatlı, Balçık, Cumaköy, Çerkeşli, Demirciler, Denizli, Duraklı, Elbizli, Eskihisar, Hatipler, Kadıllı, Kargalı, Köseler, Mollafenari, Muallimköy, Mudarlı, Ovacık, Pelitli, Tavşanlı, Tepecik, Tepemanayır (Tepepanayır) and Yağcılar.

External links

• More details for Gebze: Gebze.Org (Turkish)

v • d • e Gebze in Kocaeli Province (in the Marmara region) of Turkey Urban districts İzmit Rural districts Derince - Gebze - Gölcük - Kandıra - Karamürsel - Körfez Regions Provinces Aegean Afyonkarahisar - Aydın - Denizli - İzmir - Kütahya - Manisa - Muğla - Uşak Black Sea Amasya - Artvin - Bartın - Bayburt - Bolu - Çorum - Düzce - Giresun - Gümüşhane - Karabük - Kastamonu - Ordu - Rize - Samsun - Sinop - Tokat - Trabzon - Zonguldak Central Anatolia Aksaray - Ankara - Çankırı - Eskişehir - Karaman - Kayseri - Kırıkkale - Kırşehir - Konya - Nevşehir - Niğde - Sivas - Yozgat Eastern Anatolia Ağrı - Ardahan -Bingöl - Bitlis - Elazığ - Erzincan - Erzurum - Hakkâri - Iğdır - Kars - Malatya - Muş - Siirt - Tunceli - Van Marmara Balıkesir - Bilecik - Bursa - Çanakkale - Edirne - Istanbul - Kırklareli - Kocaeli - Sakarya - Tekirdağ - Yalova Mediterranean Adana - Antalya- Burdur - Hatay - Isparta - Kahramanmaraş - Mersin - Osmaniye Southeastern Anatolia Adıyaman - Batman - Diyarbakır - Gaziantep - Kilis - Mardin - Şanlıurfa - Şırnak

Coordinates: 40°48′N 29°26′E / 40.8, 29.433

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