İnegöl (known as , in the Byzantine period) is a municipality and district of Bursa Province, Turkey.Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023. Its area is , and its population is 302,251 (2024). İnegöl is one of the centers of the Turkish furniture industry, and is also known for its meatball (İnegöl köftesi) which has its origins in ćevapi brought to the region by Bosnian immigrants (Bosniaks) during the Balkan Wars.
Although considerably quieter than the neighbouring Bursa and Eskişehir, İnegöl retains sufficient attractions to make it interesting for tourists for a one- or two-day stopover, as well as possessing sufficiently unspoilt nearby natural attractions to keep one occupied for longer stays. Notable tourist attractions are the İnegöl Kent Müzesi and, directly next to it, the İshakpaşa Historical Mosque. Near İnegöl is the health resort of Oylat (also known as the Oylat Hotspring), adjacent to the Oylat Cave. İnegöl is also located near Uludağ, a popular skiing resort during the winter months.
History From 1867 until 1922, İnegöl was part of Hüdavendigâr vilayet. It was occupied by the Greek Army during the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922); however, it was retaken by the Turks during the Great Offensive.
Composition There are 116 neighbourhoods in İnegöl District:Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
Akbaşlar Akhisar Akıncılar Alibey Aşağıballık Babaoğlu Bahariye Bahçekaya Baykoca Bayramşah Bilalköy Boğazköy Burhaniye Çavuşköy Çaylıca Çayyaka Çeltikçi Cemiyet Cerrah Çiftlikköy Çitli Cuma Cumhuriyet Deydinler Dipsizgöl Doğanyurdu Dömez Edebey Elmaçayır Ertuğrulgazi Esenköy Esentepe Eski Bahçekaya Eskikaracakaya Eskiköy Eymir Fatih Fevziye Fındıklı Gazelli Gedikpınar Gülbahçe Gündüzlü Güneykestane Güzelyurt Hacıkara Halhalca Hamamlı Hamidiye Hamitabat Hamzabey Hasanpaşa Hayriye Hilmiye Hocaköy Huzur İclaliye İhsaniye İsaören Karagölet Karahasanlar Karakadı Karalar Kayapınar Kemalpaşa Kestanealanı Kınık Kıran Kocakonak Konurlar Kozluca Küçükyenice Kulaca Kurşunlu Lütfiye Madenköy Mahmudiye Mesudiye Mezit Muratbey Olukman Orhaniye Ortaköy Osmaniye Osmaniyeköy Özlüce Paşaören Rüştiye Saadet Sarıpınar Şehitler Sinanbey Şipali Soğukdere Süle Süleymaniye Sulhiye Sultaniye Sülüklügöl Sungurpaşa Süpürtü Tahtaköprü Tekkeköy Tokuş Tüfekçikonak Turgutalp Turgutalpköy Tuzla Yeni Yenice Yeniceköy Yeniköy Yeniyörük Yiğit Yukarıballık Yunusemre
Furniture İnegöl is a city surrounded by natural resources, especially forests; therefore, wood-processing businesses have always been a significant part of the city's economy. The first official record of wood-processing business was recorded in 1523 in the Hüdavendigar cadastral record book. Some villages produced oars for the galleys of the Ottoman Empire.
The furniture sector of İnegöl accounts for 88.5% of all industry. 42% of İnegöl's exports were furniture exports in 2019 ($574.559.944,38). The city is number three in Turkish furniture exports when ranked by total volume, after İstanbul and Kayseri.
There are two large furniture shopping malls in İnegöl.
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Notable people Notable residents include Mustafa Ülgen, an orthodontist. A section of the İnegöl Kent Müzesi (museum) is dedicated to him.
Twin cities Source: Donji Vakuf, Bosnia and Herzegovina Dunaújváros, Hungary Mitrovica, Kosovo Takhtamukaysky District, Russia Novi Pazar, Bulgaria, Bulgaria
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