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Gebze

Settlement

Gebze from above

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Map showing Gebze District in Kocaeli Province

Gebze

Location in Turkey

Gebze

Location in Marmara

Country

Turkey

Province

Kocaeli

Area

418 km² (161 sq mi)

Population

(2022)

407,019

• Density

973.7/km² (2,521.9/sq mi)

Time zone

TRT (UTC+3)

Postal code

41400

Area code

0262

Gebze (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈɟebze]), formerly known as Libyssa, is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 418 km², and its population is 407,019 (2022). It is situated 65 km (30 mi) southeast of Istanbul, on the Gulf of Izmit, the eastern arm of the Sea of Marmara. Gebze is the largest district by population size in the province as of 2022, exceeding İzmit, the provincial capital.

Geography
Composition
Transport
Twin towns – sister cities
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Geography

The district of Gebze is located in the western portion of Kocaeli Province; with neighbors Körfez to the east; Pendik, Tuzla and Şile in Istanbul to the northwest, west and north respectively; Çayırova and Darıca to the southwest and Dilovası to the southeast.

Composition

There are 40 neighbourhoods in Gebze District:

Adem Yavuz
Ahatlı
Arapçeşme
Balçık
Barış
Beylikbağı
Cumaköy
Cumhuriyet
Denizli
Duraklı
Elbizli
Eskihisar
Gaziler
Güzeller
Hacı Halil
Hatipler
Hürriyet
İnönü
İstasyon
Kadıllı
Kargalı
Kirazpınar
Köşklüçeşme
Mevlana
Mimar Sinan
Mollafenari
Muallimköy
Mudarlı
Mustafapaşa
Osman Yılmaz
Ovacık
Pelitli
Sultan Orhan
Tatlıkuyu
Tavşanlı
Tepemanayır
Ulus
Yağcılar
Yavuzselim
Yenikent

Transport

The northern terminus of Osman Gazi Bridge falls within this area; the construction — having a total length of 4 kilometers (with a 1,688-meter main span) — bridges the Sea of Marmara from Kababurun to Dilburnu. The Gebze Metro began construction in 2018 for a 2024 opening. A Marmaray intercontinental commuter rail line connects Gebze to the European side of Istanbul.