Balıkesir is a province in midwestern
Turkey, having coastlines on both the
Sea of Marmara and the
Aegean. Its adjacent provinces are
Çanakkale to the west,
İzmir to the southwest,
Manisa to the south,
Kütahya to the southeat, and
Bursa to the east. The provincial capital is
Balıkesir City.
Kaz Dağı (pronounced ), known also as Mount Ida, is located in this province.Balıkesir province is famous for its
olives,
thermal spas, and clean beaches, making it an important tourist destination. The province also hosts immense deposits of
kaolinite, with some
open-pit mines.
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