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Eskişehir
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Eskişehir (eskē'shehēr, Turkish: Eskişehir, "Old City"; Latin: Dorylaeum; Greek: Δορύλαιον, Dorylaion) is a city in northwest Turkey and the capital district of Eskişehir Province. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 519,602 of which 482,793 live in the city of Eskişehir. The city is located on the bank of Porsuk River, 792 m above sea level, where it overlooks the fertile Phrygian Valley. In the nearby hills one can find hot springs. The city is on the250 km (155 mi) west of Ankara, 350 km (217 mi) southeast of Istanbul and 90 km (56 mi) northeast of Kütahya. The province covers an area of 2,678 km² (1,034 sq mi). |
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Samsun (Greek: Σαμψούντα, Samsounta, Amisos) is a city in northern Turkey, on the coast of the Black Sea, with a population of 725,111 as of 2007. It is the capital city of Samsun Province and an important port. Samsun was founded as the colony Amisos (alternative spelling Amisus, Eis Amison - meaning to amisos took the name Samsunta or Samsus ( Eis Amison - Samson - Samsounta) as in Greek + ounta "Greek toponomical suffix". ) by settlers from Miletus in the 7th century BC. It was later a part of the Pontus realm.
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Bitlis vs Samsun, 
