Place details
Place nameIzmit
Other namesIzmit, Kocaeli, Nicomedia, Nikomedeia, Astacus, Olbia
CountryTürkiye
Latitude40.783
Longitude29.917
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Was capital of Bithynia kingdom & Diocletian's eastern capital; declined during Byzantine period; taken by Ottomans in 1326; today is base of the nation's paper industry; also produces cement, textiles, phosphate & tires; site of an oil refinery.