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Gebze (Ancient name: Dakibyza) is an industrial city in Kocaeli Province
Kocaeli Province

Kocaeli is a Provinces of Turkey of Turkey. Its capital is Izmit, which is sometimes referred to as Kocaeli itself. The largest town in the province is now Gebze....
, Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
. Situated 30 miles east of Istanbul
Istanbul

Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, and List of cities proper by population in the world with a population of 12.6 million....
 on the northern shore of the Sea of Marmara
Sea of Marmara

The Sea of Marmara , also known as the Sea of Marmora or the Marmara Sea, and in the context of classical antiquity as Propontis , is the inland sea that connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea, thus separating Turkey's Asian and European parts....
, it is the largest district of Kocaeli; Gebze has experienced rapid growth in recent years- from 159,116 in 1990, to 253,487 in 2000. Gebze contributes 15% of Turkish industrial production.

Regional Proximity
The district of Gebze is located in the westernmost portion of Kocaeli Province
Kocaeli Province

Kocaeli is a Provinces of Turkey of Turkey. Its capital is Izmit, which is sometimes referred to as Kocaeli itself. The largest town in the province is now Gebze....
, with neighbors Tuzla
Tuzla (district)

Tuzla is a small town, a suburb of Istanbul, Turkey on the Asian side of the city beyond Kartal and Pendik. Tuzla is on a headland on the coast of the Marmara Sea, at the eastern limit of the city....
 to the west, Pendik
Pendik

Pendik is a district in the suburbs of Istanbul, Turkey on the Asian side between Kartal and Tuzla, on the Marmara Sea. Its population is 600,000 and its mayor is Erol Kaya....
, northwest, Sile
Sile

Sile is a small holiday town on the Black Sea, 70 km from the city of Istanbul, Turkey. In 2000 the population was 32,923, of which 10,571 lived in the town of Sile, and the remainder lived in surrounding villages, including Agva ....
, north, and Körfez
Körfez

K?rfez is a district of the Kocaeli Province of Turkey....
, to the east.






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Gebze (Ancient name: Dakibyza) is an industrial city in Kocaeli Province
Kocaeli Province

Kocaeli is a Provinces of Turkey of Turkey. Its capital is Izmit, which is sometimes referred to as Kocaeli itself. The largest town in the province is now Gebze....
, Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
. Situated 30 miles east of Istanbul
Istanbul

Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, and List of cities proper by population in the world with a population of 12.6 million....
 on the northern shore of the Sea of Marmara
Sea of Marmara

The Sea of Marmara , also known as the Sea of Marmora or the Marmara Sea, and in the context of classical antiquity as Propontis , is the inland sea that connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea, thus separating Turkey's Asian and European parts....
, it is the largest district of Kocaeli; Gebze has experienced rapid growth in recent years- from 159,116 in 1990, to 253,487 in 2000. Gebze contributes 15% of Turkish industrial production.

The Demise of Hannibal


In 183 BCE, Hannibal committed suicide in the ancient city of Libyssa (Diliskelesi) rather than face captured by the Romans
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The Roman Republic was the phase of the Ancient Rome characterized by a republican form of government; a period which began with the overthrow of the Roman Roman Kingdom, c....
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Regional Proximity


The district of Gebze is located in the westernmost portion of Kocaeli Province
Kocaeli Province

Kocaeli is a Provinces of Turkey of Turkey. Its capital is Izmit, which is sometimes referred to as Kocaeli itself. The largest town in the province is now Gebze....
, with neighbors Tuzla
Tuzla (district)

Tuzla is a small town, a suburb of Istanbul, Turkey on the Asian side of the city beyond Kartal and Pendik. Tuzla is on a headland on the coast of the Marmara Sea, at the eastern limit of the city....
 to the west, Pendik
Pendik

Pendik is a district in the suburbs of Istanbul, Turkey on the Asian side between Kartal and Tuzla, on the Marmara Sea. Its population is 600,000 and its mayor is Erol Kaya....
, northwest, Sile
Sile

Sile is a small holiday town on the Black Sea, 70 km from the city of Istanbul, Turkey. In 2000 the population was 32,923, of which 10,571 lived in the town of Sile, and the remainder lived in surrounding villages, including Agva ....
, north, and Körfez
Körfez

K?rfez is a district of the Kocaeli Province of Turkey....
, to the east. The district includes 6 municipalities- Gebze, Darica, Çayirova, Dilovasi, Sekerpinar and Tavsancil -and 22 villages- Ahatli, Balçik, Cumaköy, Çerkesli, Demirciler, Denizli, Durakli, Elbizli, Eskihisar, Hatipler, Kadilli, Kargali, Köseler, Mollafenari, Muallimköy, Mudarli, Ovacik, Pelitli, Tavsanli, Tepecik, Tepemanayir (Tepepanayir) and Yagcilar.

The norther terminus of the proposed Izmit Bay Bridge
Izmit Bay Bridge

The Izmit Bay Bridge is a planned suspension bridge located at the eastern end of the Sea of Marmara, close to Izmit and approximately 50 kilometers from Istanbul, Turkey....
 will fall within this area; the project -having a total length of 4 kilometers (with a 1,688 meter main span)- will bridging the Sea of Marmara from Kababurun to Dilburnu.

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