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Izmit

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Izmit or Kocaeli , city (1990 pop. 254,768), capital of Kocaeli prov., NW Turkey, on the Bay of Izmit, at the eastern end of the Sea of Marmara. A port, it is the center of a rich tobacco- and olive-growing region. Manufactures include paper, petrochemicals, textiles, beer, and cement. Founded c.712 BC, it was rebuilt in 264 BC by Nicomedus I of Bithynia, who made it his capital, Nicomedia . It was shattered by an earthquake in 1999. Author not available, IZMIT. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Izmit
Izmit, Turkey Astacus, Olbia, Nicomedia Capital of the Kingdom of Bithynia as Nicomedia when rebuilt in 264 bc by, and named after, King... Read more
Orkhan
...the Ottoman Turks. He defeated Byzantine Emperor Andronicus III and conquered large parts of Asia Minor, including Nicaea and Izmit. In 1345 the Ottomans first crossed into Europe to aid Byzantine Emperor John VI (John Cantacuzene). Orkhan married John's daughter... Read more

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