Eskişehir Province
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| Region: | Central Anatolia Region, Turkey |
| Area: | 13,652 (km²) |
| Total Population | 720,380 TUIK 2006 (est) |
| Licence plate code: | 26 |
| Area code: | 0222 |
| Governor Website | http://www.eskisehir.gov.tr |
| Weather forecast | turkeyforecast.com/weather/eskisehir |
Eskişehir (literal meaning: old town) is a province in northwestern Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Bilecik to the northwest, Kütahya to the west, Afyon to the southwest, Konya to the south, Ankara to the east, and Bolu to the north. The provincial capital is Eskişehir.
Eskişehir is an old, culturally developed province of Turkey. It has a population of about 700,000. Eskişehir has 2 universities, Eskişehir Osmangazi University ESOGU, and Anadolu Üniversitesi, which is the largest university in Turkey and which has some branch offices in Europe.
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[edit] Districts
Eskişehir province is divided into 13 districts (capital district in bold):
- Alpu
- Beylikova
- Çifteler
- Eskişehir
- Günyüzü
- Han
- İnönü
- Mahmudiye
- Mihalgazi
- Mihalıççık
- Sarıcakaya
- Seyitgazi
- Sivrihisar
[edit] Eskişehir's people
Eskişehir's population has a high literacy level for Turkey at about 99%. Many universities and military installations are located in and around the city. Turkish technical students are concentrated in the Eskişehir universities. Infrastructural problems have been partially solved in 2004 with the construction of a tram system.
[edit] Meerschaum
Eskişehir is internationally known as the source of Meerschaum, a white foamy stone which is used for smoking pipes with detailed carvings. It is called "lületaşı" in Turkish.
[edit] External links
- (English) Anadolu University in Eskişehir.
- (English) Eskişehir Osmangazi University.
- (English) Eskişehir Weather Forecast Information
- (English) Eskişehir Florist
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