Gebze

Gebze
Gebze
District and municipality
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	Map showing Gebze District in Kocaeli Province
	Gebze Location in Turkey Gebze Gebze (Marmara)
	Coordinates: 40°48′N 29°26′E
Country	Turkey
Province	Kocaeli
Government
• Mayor	Zinnur Büyükgöz (AKP)
Area	418 km2 (161 sq mi)
Population (2022)	407,019
• Density	970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	41400
Area code	0262
Website	www.gebze.bel.tr

Gebze (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈɟebze]), formerly known as Libyssa, is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey.^[2] Its area is 418 km²,^[3] and its population is 407,019 (2022).^[1] It is situated 65 km (30 mi) southeast of Istanbul, on the Gulf of Izmit, the eastern arm of the Sea of Marmara. Gebze is the largest district by population size in the province as of 2022, exceeding İzmit, the provincial capital.^[1]

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The district of Gebze is located in the western portion of Kocaeli Province; with neighbors Körfez to the east; Pendik, Tuzla and Şile in Istanbul to the northwest, west and north respectively; Çayırova and Darıca to the southwest and Dilovası to the southeast.

There are 40 neighbourhoods in Gebze District:^[4]

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

The northern terminus of Osman Gazi Bridge 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 began construction in 2018 for a 2024 opening.^[5] A Marmaray intercontinental commuter rail line connects Gebze to the European side of Istanbul.

Gebze is twinned with:^[6]

Garoowe, Somalia
Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kythrea, Cyprus
Oeiras, Portugal
Pylaia, Greece
Samuil, Bulgaria
Studeničani, North Macedonia
Tyulyachinsky District, Russia

Osman Hamdi Bey Museum
Eskihisar Castle
Gebze Technical University Rectorate building
View of Gebze
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Çoban Mustafa Pasha Külliyesi Mausoleum
The bust of Hannibal
The bust of Hannibal
Gebze Technical University
Çoban Mustafa Pasha Mosque

[1]
"Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
[2]
Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
[3]
"İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
[4]
Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
[5]
"Work begins on Gebze metro". Metro Report International. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
[6]
"Kardeş Şehirler". gebze.bel.tr (in Turkish). Gebze. Retrieved 2020-01-17.

Gebze Municipality (in Turkish)
Gebze Haritası (in Turkish)

[tuik-1] [1]
"Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

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Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[3] [3]
"İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[4] [4]
Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[5] [5]
"Work begins on Gebze metro". Metro Report International. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

[6] [6]
"Kardeş Şehirler". gebze.bel.tr (in Turkish). Gebze. Retrieved 2020-01-17.

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