Eskisehir

Eskisehir is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskisehir Province. In the Byzantine time its name was Dorylaeum. The urban populace of the city is 717,135 with a metropolitan populace of 826,135. The city is situated on the banks of the Porsuk River, 792 m above ocean level, where it disregards the rich Phrygian Valley. In the adjacent slopes one can discover hot springs. The city is 233 km toward the west of Ankara, 330 km toward the southeast of Istanbul and 78 km toward the upper east of Kutahya. Known as a college town, both Eskisehir Osmangazi University and Anadolu University are situated in Eskisehir. The region covers a region of 2,678 km².
The name Eskisehir actually signifies "Old City" in Turkish; for sure, the city was established by the Phrygians in no less than 1000 BC, in spite of the fact that it has been assessed to be more established than 4000 years of age. Numerous Phrygian ancient rarities and figures can at present be found in the city's archeological exhibition hall. There is additionally a historical center of meerschaum stone, whose generation stays still outstanding, used to make fantastic meerschaum channels. In the fourth century AD the city moved around 10 km upper east, from Karacahisar to Sehirhoyuk. Many antiquated geographers depicted the city as a standout amongst the most excellent in Anatolia.