About Balikesir
Balikesir is a province in midwestern Turkey, having shorelines on both Marmara and the Aegean seas.
Its adjacent provinces are Çanakkale to the west, Izmir to the southwest, Manisa to the south, Kutahya to the southeat, and Bursa
to the east. The provincial capital is Balikesir City.
The Mount Ida of Phrygia, now known by its Turkish name, Kaz Dagi (pronounced "Kaz DA-u") is located in this province.
Balikesir province is famous for its olives, thermal spas, clean beaches, making it an important tourist destination.
The province also hosts immense deposits of Kaolinite, with some open-pit mines.
Balikesir Interesting Places
Kus Cenneti (bird sanctuary) National Park, Erdek, Bandirma, Edremit bays and Ayvalik coastal beaches and Seytan Sofrasi,
Marmara Islands, Alibey (Cunda) Island, Erdek and Gönen open air museums Kyzikos ruins, Balikesir Yildirim Mosque (Eski Cami),
Zaganos Pasha mosque complex, Clocked Church Mosque at Ayvalik, Alibey Mosque (Çinarli Cami), Gönen, Pamukçu-Bengi, Balya Dag, Hisar,
Hisarköy (Asarköy), Karagaç (Uyuz), Kepekler hot springs, Dutluca Village mineral springs, Zeytinli Ada hot springs and mineral water springs
