İsmetpaşa

İsmetpaşa
—  Town  —
İsmetpaşa
Location in Turkey
Coordinates:
Country  Turkey
Province Eskişehir Province
District Mahmudiye
Government
 • Mayor
Elevation 950 m (3,115 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,400
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 26800
Area code(s) 0222
Licence plate 22

İsmetpaşa is a village in Mahmudiye District of Eskişehir Province, Turkey. At it is situated in the high plains of Central Anatolia. Distance to Mahmudiye is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) and to Eskişehir is 50 kilometres (31 mi). The population of İsmetpaşa is 1400.[1] The original population of the town was composed of migrants from Razgrad of modern Bulgaria in 1920s and the town is named after İsmet İnönü the second president of Turkish Republic who won two decissive battles in Eskişehir Province during the Turkish War of Independence.[2]

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