Tavsanli
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Tavşanlı is a town and district of Kütahya Province
in the Aegean region of Turkey
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Tavşanlı is a typical Aegean town where a government-owned coal mine company atttracted thousands of settlers from surrounding cities and villages which made the town reach the population of 62,000.
The town is also famous for its notable number of jewellery shops and is also famous for popular snack called "leblebi
" (roasted chick peas).
prince Bayezid I
, in which he is said to have hunted 7 rabbits. Thus the name Tavşanlı meaning "the place with rabbits" was given to the area.
mosque called Ulucami. 18 km / 11.5 mi to the north in a side valley of the Koca Çay stands a Phrygia
n rock monument Dikilitaş, a huge volcanic partly smoothed rock with geometric designs.
Kütahya Province
Kütahya Province is a province in the Aegean region of Turkey. It is 11,889 km² in size, and the population is 590,496 . In 1990, Kütahya had a population of 578,020.-Districts:...
in the Aegean region of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
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Tavşanlı is a typical Aegean town where a government-owned coal mine company atttracted thousands of settlers from surrounding cities and villages which made the town reach the population of 62,000.
The town is also famous for its notable number of jewellery shops and is also famous for popular snack called "leblebi
Leblebi
Leblebi is a kind of snack made from roasted chickpeas, very common and popular in Turkey. It is sometimes roasted with salt, hot spices or dried cloves. There is also a candy coated variety...
" (roasted chick peas).
Name
Tavşanlı was told to be named after a hunting party held by the OttomanOttoman Dynasty
The Ottoman Dynasty ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 to 1922, beginning with Osman I , though the dynasty was not proclaimed until Orhan Bey declared himself sultan...
prince Bayezid I
Bayezid I
Bayezid I was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1389 to 1402. He was the son of Murad I and Valide Sultan Gülçiçek Hatun.-Biography:Bayezid was born in Edirne and spent his youth in Bursa, where he received a high-level education...
, in which he is said to have hunted 7 rabbits. Thus the name Tavşanlı meaning "the place with rabbits" was given to the area.
Places to see
50 km / 31 mi west of Kütahya lies the ancient town of Tavşanlı with a notable 12th century SeljuqSeljuq dynasty
The Seljuq ; were a Turco-Persian Sunni Muslim dynasty that ruled parts of Central Asia and the Middle East from the 11th to 14th centuries...
mosque called Ulucami. 18 km / 11.5 mi to the north in a side valley of the Koca Çay stands a Phrygia
Phrygia
In antiquity, Phrygia was a kingdom in the west central part of Anatolia, in what is now modern-day Turkey. The Phrygians initially lived in the southern Balkans; according to Herodotus, under the name of Bryges , changing it to Phruges after their final migration to Anatolia, via the...
n rock monument Dikilitaş, a huge volcanic partly smoothed rock with geometric designs.