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İznik (Nicaea) District Capital, Bursa Province.
İznik (which derives from the former Greek name Νίκαια, Nicaea) is a city in Turkey which is known primarily as the site of the First and Second Councils of Nicaea, the first and seventh Ecumenical councils in the early history of the Christian church, the Nicene Creed, and as the capital city of the Empire of Nicaea (i.e. interim capital city of the Byzantine Empire between 1204 and 1261, following the Fourth Crusade in 1204, until the recapture of Constantinople by the Byzantines in 1261).
İznik (which derives from the former Greek name Νίκαια, Nicaea) is a city in Turkey which is known primarily as the site of the First and Second Councils of Nicaea, the first and seventh Ecumenical councils in the early history of the Christian church, the Nicene Creed, and as the capital city of the Empire of Nicaea (i.e. interim capital city of the Byzantine Empire between 1204 and 1261, following the Fourth Crusade in 1204, until the recapture of Constantinople by the Byzantines in 1261).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/İznik
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 40°25'32"N 29°43'11"E
- Nicomedia 42 km
- Cumalıkızık 54 km
- Sedef Adası 68 km
- Yassıada 79 km
- Trilye, Zeytinbağı 80 km
- Sivriada 81 km
- Apollonia ad Rhyndacum 92 km
- Doryalaion 98 km
- Lopadion 112 km
- Aizanoi 136 km
- İznik District 6.1 km
- Lake İznik 17 km
- Yenişehir District 22 km
- Runway 07L/25R 23 km
- Runway 07R/25L 23 km
- Bursa-Yenişehir Airport 23 km
- Mine 26 km
- Boğazköy Dam 35 km
- İnegöl District 46 km
- Bursa Province 69 km