Karacabey Beach, Marmara Denizi, Bursa, Turkey
Karacabey is a town and district of Bursa Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is located just west of the Simav River near its confluence with the Adirnaz River. District of Karacabey borders districts of Mudanya and Nilüfer from east, ones of Mustafakemalpaşa and Susurluk from south, one of Manyas from southwest and Bandırma from west. Karacabey is an industrial area as well as an agricultural one. It is known as the plantation area of a special variety of onions. The town is named for a soldier during the Ottoman Empire Era. The former name of the town was Mikalick, after which a cheese was named, while its ancient name was Miletopolis. Miletopolis was apparently the chief settlement of a people called the Milatæ, whose name was hellenized to suggest a Milesian colony. Its people colonized Gargara. There are two historical mosques in Karacabey, one from the 14th century.
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