Mustafakemalpaşa is a municipality and
district
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of
Bursa Province
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,
Turkey
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. Its area is 1,641 km
2, and its population is 102,284 (2022).
The
Mustafakemalpaşa River (Mustafakemalpaşa Çayı) flows through it.
History
The ancient
Greek
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name of the town was Kremaste (Κρεμαστή in
Ancient Greek
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, Kırmasti in modern
Turkish), under the Kingdom of
Bithynia
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. Around 300 AD, the town became important when it became a Christian
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...
. In 1336, the town was incorporated into the
Ottoman Empire
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by
Orhan
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In the early stages of his reign, Orhan focused his energies on conquering mos ...
. From 1867 until 1922, Kırmasti was part of
Hüdavendigâr vilayet
The Hüdavendigâr Vilayet () or Bursa Vilayet after its administrative centre, was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire. At the beginning of the 20th century it reportedly had an area of .[Greco-Turkish war. After the ]War of Independence
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, led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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, the town council decided to rename the city ''Mustafakemalpaşa'' in his honor.
Composition
There are 131 neighbourhoods
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in Mustafakemalpaşa District:Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
* Adaköy
* Adalet
* Ağaçlı
* Akarca
* Akçapınar
* Alacaat
* Aliseydi
* Alpagut
*