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Karacabey is a town and district of Bursa Province in the Marmara region of Turkey.

Karacabey is an industrial area as well as an agricultural one. It is known as the plantation area of a special variety of onions. There are many famous food factories around Karacabey (e.g. Nestle) and many varieties of vegetables and fruits are planted in Karacabey. There is a lake near it called Uluabat Marmara Sea is 32 km far away from Karacabey. The name of this town is the name of its founder who was a soldier during the Ottoman Empire Era. The pervious name of the town was Mihaliç (there is a famous variety of cheese which is called Mihaliç), while its ancient name was Miletopolis (Greek: Μιλητόπολις). There are two historical mosques in Karacabey (one of which was built in the 14th century).

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• Ulubatlı Hasan

v • d • e Karacabey in Bursa Province (in the region) of Turkey Urban districts Bursa - (Gürsu - Nilüfer - Osmangazi - Yıldırım) Rural districts Büyükorhan - Gemlik - Harmancık - İnegöl - İznik - Karacabey - Keles - Kestel - Mudanya - Mustafakemalpaşa - Orhaneli - Orhangazi - Yenişehir Regions Provinces Aegean Afyonkarahisar - Aydın - Denizli - İzmir - Kütahya - Manisa - Muğla - Uşak Black Sea Amasya - Artvin - Bartın - Bayburt - Bolu - Çorum - Düzce - Giresun - Gümüşhane - Karabük - Kastamonu - Ordu - Rize - Samsun - Sinop - Tokat - Trabzon - Zonguldak Central Anatolia Aksaray - Ankara - Çankırı - Eskişehir - Karaman - Kayseri - Kırıkkale - Kırşehir - Konya - Nevşehir - Niğde - Sivas - Yozgat Eastern Anatolia Ağrı - Ardahan -Bingöl - Bitlis - Elâzığ - Erzincan - Erzurum - Hakkâri - Iğdır - Kars - Malatya - Muş - Siirt - Tunceli - Van Marmara Balıkesir - Bilecik - Bursa - Çanakkale - Edirne - Istanbul - Kırklareli - Kocaeli - Sakarya - Tekirdağ - Yalova Mediterranean Adana - Antalya- Burdur - Hatay - Isparta - Kahramanmaraş - Kilis - Mersin - Osmaniye Southeastern Anatolia Adıyaman - Batman - Diyarbakır - Gaziantep - Mardin - Şanlıurfa - Şırnak

Coordinates: 40°13′N 28°21′E / 40.217°N 28.35°E / 40.217; 28.35

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