Karacabey

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Karacabey is a town and a district of the Turkish province of Bursa. The city is located about 60 kilometers west of the provincial capital of Bursa on the Marmara Sea.

The district is located in the west of the province. It is bordered on the east by Mudanya and Nilüfer, to the south Mustafakemalpasa, on the west by the province of Balıkesir and in the north to the Sea of ​​Marmara. Through the county seat and the county's e 90, which continues coming from Çanakkale to the west across Bursa to Ankara runs. In the southeast of the circle is the lake Uluabat Gölü. In the north of the circle, on the coast of the Marmara Sea, lies the mountain range Karadağ. East of it, on both sides of the river mouth Çapraz Çay (also Simav Çayı or Kocaçay ), are the beach and lakes Dalyan Gölü Arapçiftliği Gölü. About 13 kilometers before this mouth in the Sea of ​​Marmara, the prison island İmralı.

The place is named after Celalettin Karacabey Ibn -i Abdullah, a military leader Murad II, the former name was until 1928 Mihalic, the ancient name was Miletopolis.

Famous people

• Gökhan Karadeniz (* 1990), football player