Place:Eskişehir, Eskişehir, Turkey

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NameEskişehir
Alt namesDorylaeumsource: Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961); Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) IV, 559; GRI Photo Archive, Authority File (1998) p 10199
Dorylaionsource: ARLIS/NA: Ancient Site Names (1995)
Eski-Shehrsource: GRI Photo Archive, Authority File (1998)
Eskishehirsource: Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961)
Eskishehrsource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 281
Eskişehirsource: Vermeule, Imperial Roman Art (1968)
Esk̇işeḣirsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity
Coordinates39.767°N 30.5°E
Located inEskişehir, Turkey     (300 - )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Eskişehir (; from "old" and "city")[1] is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. In the Byzantine era its name was Dorylaeum. The urban population of the city is 898,369 with a metropolitan population of 797,708.[2] The city is located on the banks of the Porsuk River, 792 m above sea level, where it overlooks the fertile Phrygian Valley. In the nearby hills one can find hot springs. The city is to the west of Ankara, to the southeast of Istanbul and to the northeast of Kütahya. Known as a university town; Eskişehir Technical University, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, and Anadolu University are based in Eskişehir. The province covers an area of .

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