Darıca

Darıca is a municipality and district of , . The town was previously known as Aretsou by its native Greek population. Its area is 23 km2, and its population is 225,602. The current mayor is Muzaffer Bıyık.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Faruk Yalçın Zoo and Botanical Park and Darıca railway station.

Zoo
Photo: Elelicht, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Railway station
Darıca station is a station on the Marmaray commuter rail in , . It is a new station that has been added to the railway with the Marmaray project.

Railway station
Photo: Alikam1896, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Osmangazi station is a station on the Marmaray commuter rail line in , . It was previously a station on the Haydarpaşa suburban until 2013, when commuter rail service was suspended. is situated 3½ km north of Darıca.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gebze and Eskihisar.

Photo: William Neuheisel, CC BY 2.0.
is a city in , 65 km east of Istanbul. It's a sprawling industrial conurbation, with a population of 392,945 in 2020. Traditionally you came here to take the ferry from Eskihisar across the Gulf of Izmit towards Yalova and Bursa.

Village
Photo: Tansugunal, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 5 km east of Darıca.

Darıca

Latitude
40.7678° or 40° 46′ 4″ north
Longitude
29.3713° or 29° 22′ 17″ east
Population
164,000
Elevation
87 metres (285 feet)
Open location code
8GGFQ99C+4G
Geo­Names ID
9548124
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