Edremit (District), Balıkesir
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Altınoluk resort center near Edremit
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 Edremit
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| Coordinates: 39°35′32″N 27°01′12″E / 39.59222°N 27.02000°ECoordinates: 39°35′32″N 27°01′12″E / 39.59222°N 27.02000°E | |
| Country |
 Turkey
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| Region | Aegean |
| Province | Balıkesir |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kamil Saka (CHP) |
| Area | |
| • District | 731.32 km2 (282.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Urban | 55,255 |
| • District | 127,459 |
| • District density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 10x xx |
| Licence plate | 10 |
| Website | http://www.edremit.bel.tr |
Edremit (Ottoman Turkish: ادرمد) is a district in Balıkesir Province, Turkey, as well as the central city of that district, on the west coast of Turkey, not far from the Greek island of Lesbos.
It is situated at the tip of the gulf with the same name (Gulf of Edremit), with its town centre a few kilometers inland, and is an important center of trade, along with the other towns that are situated on the same gulf (namely Ayvalık, Gömeç, Burhaniye and Havran). It is also one of the largest district centres of Balıkesir Province. The district of Edremit, especially around Kazdağı, is largely covered with forests.
The modern city of Edremit is named after the ancient city of Adramyttion (Άδραμύττιον) or Adramytteion (Άδραμύττειον) or, in Latinised form Adramyttium, a city of Asia Minor on the coast of Aeolis. The site where Adramyttion sits was originally settled by Leleges, the indigenous inhabitants of the Aegean littoral, and people from the neighbouring region of Mysia. Following the Dorian invasion, in c.11-8th centuries BC, Aeolians from Thessaly settled this area and gave their name to the region of Aeolis. Adramyttion is mentioned in the Iliad as one of the cities sacked by Achilles during the Trojan War. Achilles captured Chryseis, daughter of a priest of Apollo, at Adramyttion and engifted her to Agamemnon, the leader of the Greeks.
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