Bursa

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Bursa is a major city in northwestern Turkey known historically as the first capital of the Ottoman Empire and today as an important industrial and cultural center.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
metropolitan municipality
capitalOf Bursa Province
connectedBy ferry routes across Sea of Marmara
highways to Istanbul
contains Cumalıkızık
Koza Han
Muradiye Complex
Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Bursa)
Yeşil Cami (Green Mosque)
Yeşil Türbe (Green Tomb)
country Turkey
formerCapitalOf Ottoman Empire
governedBy Bursa Metropolitan Municipality
hasAirport Bursa Yenişehir Airport
hasClimate Mediterranean-influenced humid subtropical climate
hasColorSymbol green
hasCulturalRole important cultural center
hasEconomicRole important automotive production hub
important textile production hub
major industrial center
hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (historic areas)
hasMunicipalStatus Büyükşehir Belediyesi (metropolitan municipality)
hasPopulationRankInTurkey one of the largest cities
hasSisterCity Helsinki
Sarajevo
Tbilisi
hasSportsClub Bursaspor
hasTraditionalFood chestnut candy (kestane şekeri)
İskender kebap
historicalEra early Ottoman period
knownFor Uludağ ski resort
automotive industry
green spaces
historical Ottoman architecture
machine manufacturing
textile industry
thermal baths
language Turkish
locatedAtFootOf Uludağ Mountain
locatedIn Marmara Region
northwestern Turkey
locatedNear Sea of Marmara
nickname Yeşil Bursa
partOf Marmara industrial corridor
timeZone TRT (UTC+3)
UNESCOSiteComponent Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire
wasConqueredBy Ottomans from Byzantines
wasFirstCapitalOf Ottoman Empire


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