Bursa and Cumalıkızık
Also known as Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
Türkiye
Inscribed
2014
Area
27 ha
In preparation
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Bursa and Cumalıkızık is in Bursa. The nearest other World Heritage site is Historic Areas of Istanbul, about 90 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Bursa · about 1,492,000 peopleat the site
- Bilecik · about 40,000 peopleabout 80 km east
- İzmit · about 467,000 peopleabout 100 km north-east
- Istanbul · about 10,061,000 peopleabout 100 km north
- Kütahya · about 185,000 peopleabout 110 km south-east
- Balıkesir · about 262,000 peopleabout 120 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
TürkiyeCultural92 km away
TürkiyeCultural200 km away
TürkiyeCultural203 km away
TürkiyeCultural209 km away
TürkiyeCultural242 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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