Balıkesir
Meaning
- Balıkesir (a province and metropolitan municipality in northwestern Turkey, with coasts on both the Mediterranean and the Sea of Marmara)
- Balıkesir (a city, the capital of Balıkesir Province, Turkey)
Concepts
Balıkesir Province
Balıkesir
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɑ.ɫɯ.ce.siɾ/
Etymology
In summary
From Ottoman Turkish بالیكسر, perhaps from Byzantine Greek Παλαιόκαστρον (Palaiókastron), from παλαιός (palaiós, “old”) + κάστρον (kástron, “castle”).
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