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    Bursa, ancient Prusa, is a large city and the administrative center of Bursa Province, Turkey. It was originally founded by Prusias I of Bithynia in 183 BC. In 1326 AD The city became the first major capital city of the early Ottoman Empire following its capture from the Byzantines. Bursa was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014 as part of Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire.
    World Heritage Site
    Bursa
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    Bursa
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    Bursa
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    Bursa

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    2014

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Turkey

    Bursa Province

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    First Millennium BC

    Bithynia

    Roman + Byzantine + Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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