Havran is a municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, Turkey. Its area is 565 km2, and its population is 28,058 (2022). The town lies at an elevation of 44 m (144 ft). The district has traditionally produced cheese and a fruit drink called şerbet. Until the 1920 the population was mix of Turks, Greeks, and Tatar (refugees) with small numbers of Jews and Armenians.
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Aureliopolis in Asia is both a Roman era city and a vacant titular see located in the ecumenical province of Asia, in what is today Turkey.
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Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport, previously known as Balıkesir Edremit Körfez Airport, is an airport located south of Edremit in the Balıkesir Province of Turkey. The airport's name was changed to Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport in July 2012 by the Turkish Government.
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Edremit is a municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, Turkey. Its area is 682 km2, and its population is 167,901. It is situated a few kilometres inland from the Gulf of Edremit. The mayor of Edremit municipality is Selman Hasan Arslan.
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Thebe Hypoplakia, also Placian Thebe, was a city in ancient Anatolia. Alternative names include Placia, Hypoplacia and Hypoplacian Thebe, referring to the city's position at the foot of Mount Placus, near the local village "Tepeoba".
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The Battle of Adramyttion occurred on 19 March 1205 between the Latin Crusaders and the Byzantine Greek Empire of Nicaea, one of the kingdoms established after the fall of Constantinople to the Fourth Crusade in 1204. It resulted in a comprehensive victory for the Latins. There are two accounts of the battle, one by Geoffrey de Villehardouin, and the other by Nicetas Choniates, which differ significantly.