Tavşanlı
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Tavşanlı is a district of Kütahya Province of Turkey.
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Kütahya | Altıntaş | Aslanapa | Çavdarhisar | Domaniç | Dumlupınar | Emet | Gediz | Hisarcık | Pazarlar | Simav | Şaphane | Tavşanlı | |
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This article about an Aegean region of Turkey location is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.Tavşanlı is a typical Aegean town where a government-owned coal mine company atttracted thousands of settlers from surrounding cities and villages which made the town reach the population of 52.000
The town is also famous for its notable number of jewellery shops and is also famous for popular snack called "leblebi" (roasted chick peas).
Tavsanli was told to be named after a hunting party held by the Ottoman prince Bayezid I, in which he is said to have hunted 7 rabbits. Thus the name Tavsanli meaning "the place with rabbits" was given to the area.
50km/31mi west of Kütahya lies the ancient town of Tavşanlı with a notable 12th century Seljuk mosque called Ulucami. 18km/11.5mi to the north in a side valley of the Koca Çay stands a Phrygian rock monument Dikilitas, a huge volcanic partly smoothed rock with geometric designs.
Famous people from Tavsanli
Ahmet Ulucay
Mustafa Kalemli
Ahmet Derin
