Balıkesir Clock Tower
Balıkesir Clock Tower is a heritage site in Altıeylül, Balıkesir Province. Balıkesir Clock Tower is situated nearby to the museum Mutasarrıf Ömer Ali Bey Yazma Eser Kütüphanesi Müdürlüğü, as well as near Balıkesir Kuva-i Milliye Müzesi.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of the Nationalist Forces in Balıkesir and Zagan Pasha Mosque.
Museum of the Nationalist Forces in Balıkesir
Museum
Photo: Ollios, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museum of the Nationalist Forces in Balıkesir is a museum in Balıkesir, Turkey, dedicated to the irregular Kuva-yi Milliye formed as part of the Turkish National Movement during the Turkish War of Independence.
Zagan Pasha Mosque
Mosque
Zagan Pasha Mosque is a historic mosque in Balıkesir, northwest Turkey. It is known as the place, where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk delivered his famous "Balıkesir Khutbah" in 1923. Zagan Pasha Mosque is situated 370 metres north of Balıkesir Clock Tower.
Yeşilli Mosque (Balıkesir)
Mosque
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yeşilli Mosque (Balıkesir) is situated 300 metres northeast of Balıkesir Clock Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karesi and Balıkesir.
Karesi
Town
Karesi is a municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, Turkey. Its area is 695 km2, and its population is 187,362. The district was established in 2012, when Balıkesir Province was declared a metropolitan municipality as a part of the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation.
Balıkesir
Photo: Berkaysnklf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Balıkesir is a city in the Southern Marmara Region of Turkey, which in 2020 had a population of 662,199. It's mostly modern but has several old mosques.
Gökköy
Village
Photo: Lord Leatherface, Public domain.
Gökköy is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Altıeylül of Balıkesir Province in Turkey. Its population is 1,428. Gökköy is situated 7 km southwest of Balıkesir Clock Tower.
Balıkesir Clock Tower
- Type: Heritage site
- Description: clock tower in Balıkesir, northwestern Turkey
- Categories: clock tower, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Altıeylül, Balıkesir Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
39.64549° or 39° 38′ 44″ northLongitude
27.87933° or 27° 52′ 46″ eastElevation
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
8GF9JVWH+5POpenStreetMap ID
way 319067030OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q6081037
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Balıkesir Clock Tower” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Balıkesir Saat Qülləsi”
- Turkish: “Balıkesir Saat Kulesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mutasarrıf Ömer Ali Bey Yazma Eser Kütüphanesi Müdürlüğü and Balıkesir Kuva-i Milliye Müzesi.
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