
Bursa and Uludag Hotels
Welcome to Istanbul Turkey Hotels Bursa & Uludag Section The
city of Bursa, southeast of the Sea of Marmara, lies on the lower slopes of
Uludag (Mt. Olympos of Mysia, 2443 meters). The city derives its name from
its founder Prusias, King of Bithynia.It subsequently came under Roman, then
Byzantine rule before falling to Osman Bey in 1326 becoming the first
capital of the Ottoman Empire.Many important Ottoman buildings remain.
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