About Balikesir

About Balikesir

    A Brief Information About Balikesir
 

Balikesir, on the coast of the Marmara Sea and the Aegean Sea, in terms of tourism developed,

One of Turkey's major cities. Hot Springs, underground and above ground water-rich, one-third of the forest, the province of Turkey's olive warehouse;

Sea of Marmara, Bursa, Kütahya, Manisa, Izmir, the Aegean Sea and the Dardanelles are among the. 39 ° 04 'and 40 ° 40 ' north latitude and 26 ° 02 'and 23 ° 02' east longitude between. Traffic plate number is 10. Erdek and Banda, Kapıdağ Peninsula has caused in the Gulf and limanlarıdır.Batıda the EdremitKörfezi.

Avsa, Marmara, Pigeon and Ekinlik, Paşalimanı, Mining islands are included in Balıkesir. Area 14,292 square kilometers.
Name origin

Seljuk Turks to the city, "Balak" was compiled. Balıkesir conquered

Izafeten Seljuk fortress city in the middle of "Balak Hisar (Hisar City) gave the name. This name among the people over time (Balıkhisar) "Balikesir" has become. The rumor about the origin of the name is strong. In a weak rumor, "so plenty of Honey" (Honey fraction) from the word.

Balıkesir "science " is not nothing to do with, such as (Batıkisra) "Paela-Kastro" or "Balcea" has nothing to do with the location name. Real sense, Balikesir, was established during the Seljuk period.