Izmit, Kocaeli, Turkey

Latitude and longitude coordinates are: 40.766666, 29.916668.

Izmit is a small city and the capital of Kocaeli province, located just about 50 miles from Istanbul, in north western Turkey. Izmit and the province of Kocaeli are known as the industrial heart of the country, and there is a huge number of plants, factories, large and medium business facilities located all around the province. Izmit is also notorious as a center of a devastating earthquake that took place in 1999, causing death of almost 30 thousand people and a crashing effect on the local economy since a vast number of factories and plants was destroyed. In modern days the city and the area have been rebuilt and the businesses have been restored. Izmit is a home to about 300,000 people and it is connected with the large cities like Istanbul or Ankara by a national highway TEM.

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Izmit, Kocaeli, Turkey Lat Long Coordinates Info

The latitude of Izmit, Kocaeli, Turkey is 40.766666, and the longitude is 29.916668. Izmit, Kocaeli, Turkey is located at Turkey country in the Cities place category with the gps coordinates of 40° 45' 59.9976'' N and 29° 55' 0.0048'' E.