İznik

İznik

İznik ranks 10,623rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cocody, Oettingen in Bayern, and Virum. Memorable people born in İznik include John IV Laskaris, and Silahdar Damat Ali Pasha. Memorable people who died in İznik include Alexios III Angelos, Theodore I Laskaris, and Constantine Laskaris. İznik has been the birth place of many politicians and the death place of many politicians. İznik is located in Türkiye.

İznik is a municipality and district of Bursa Province, Turkey. Its area is 753 km2, and its population is 44,236 (2022). The town is at the site of the ancient Greek city of Nicaea, from which the modern name derives. The town lies in a fertile basin at the eastern end of Lake İznik, with ranges of hills to the north and south. As the crow flies, the town is only 90 kilometres southeast of Istanbul but by road it is 200 km around the Gulf of İzmit. It is 80 km by road from Bursa. Read more on Wikipedia