İzmit

Summary

İzmit is a city^[1]. İzmit ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (276 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• İzmit is located in Kocaeli Province^[3].
• İzmit is in the country of Turkey^[4].
• İzmit is on the body of water Gulf of İzmit^[5].
• İzmit's image is recorded as Ferry at the Gulf of Izmit.jpg^[6].
• İzmit's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• İzmit's instance of is recorded as district^[8].
• İzmit's instance of is recorded as town^[9].
• İzmit's official language is recorded as Turkish^[10].
• İzmit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kassel^[11].
• İzmit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Székesfehérvár^[12].
• İzmit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zhenjiang^[13].
• İzmit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Agios Sergios^[14].
• İzmit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Buk District^[15].
• İzmit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Čair Municipality^[16].
• İzmit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Centar Župa Municipality^[17].
• İzmit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ilidža^[18].
• İzmit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Karachi^[19].
• İzmit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kastrychnitski District^[20].
• İzmit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kherson^[21].
• İzmit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Momchilgrad^[22].
• İzmit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pohang^[23].
• İzmit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tiznit^[24].
• İzmit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Travnik^[25].
• İzmit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Asenovgrad^[26].
• İzmit's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 188145542421096641208^[27].

Body

Geography

İzmit is in the country of Turkey^[4]. İzmit is located in Kocaeli Province^[3]. İzmit is on the body of water Gulf of İzmit^[5].

Physical Characteristics

İzmit's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+100'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+363416'}^[29], {'amount': '+195699'}^[30], {'amount': '+256882'}^[31], {'amount': '+376056'}^[32], {'amount': '+306515'}^[33], and {'amount': '+327435'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7], district^[8], and town^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for İzmit include Gulf of İzmit^[35], a bay^[36], in Turkey^[37].

Why It Matters

İzmit ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (276 views/month).^[2] İzmit has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] İzmit is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for İzmit include Gulf of İzmit^[35], a bay^[36], in Turkey^[37].