İnegöl

İnegöl (known as , Angelokomis in the Byzantine period) is a municipality and district of Bursa Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,118 km2, and its population is 294,485 (2022). 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 neighbouring Bursa and Eskişehir, İnegöl retains sufficient attractions to make it interesting to tourists on 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. Nearby to İnegöl is the health resort of Oylat (also known as the Oylat Hotspring), adjacent to the Oylat Cave. İnegöl is also conveniently located near to Uludağ, a popular skiing resort during the winter months.
History
From 1867 until 1922, İnegöl was part of Hüdavendigâr vilayet. It was captured 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:
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 rich with natural resources, especially forests, therefore wood processing businesses were always a big part of the city's economy. The first official record of wood processing business was recorded back in 1523 within Hüdavendigar cadastral record book, some of the villages were producing oars for the galleys of the Ottoman Empire.
The furniture sector of İnegöl accounts for 88.5 percent of all the industrial companies. Forty two percent of İnegöl's exports were furniture exports in 2019 ($574.559.944,38). The city is number three in furniture exports of Turkey when ranked by total volume after İstanbul and Kayseri.
There are also 2 biggest furniture shopping malls in Turkey in İnegöl.
Gallery
Notable people
Notable residents include Mustafa Ülgen, an orthodontist. A section of the İnegöl Kent Müzesi (museum) is dedicated to him.
Twin cities
Novi Pazar, Serbia
Donji Vakuf, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dunaújváros, Hungary
Mitrovica, Kosovo
Takhtamukaysky District, Russia
References
Cities in Turkey
Populated places in Bursa Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
Districts of Bursa Province