page_title: Bolu
section_title: Places of interest
hierarchical_section_title: Bolu / Places of interest
caption_attribution_description: Türkçe: Diğer bir güzel Abant fotoğrafı
context_page_description: Bolu is a city in Turkey, and administrative center of the Bolu Province. The population is 131,264.
  The city has been governed by mayor Alaaddin Yılmaz since local elections in 2004. It was the site of Ancient Claudiopolis and has also been called Eskihisar.
  Bolu is on the old highway from Istanbul to Ankara, which climbs over Mount Bolu, while the new motorway passes through Mount Bolu Tunnel below the town.
context_section_description: The countryside around Bolu offers excellent walking and other outdoor pursuits. There are hotels in the town. Sights near the town include:
  The 14th-century mosque, Ulu Jamii.
  Bolu Museum holding artifacts from Hittite, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman periods.
  The hot springs Kaplıcalar.
  Lake Abant and village of Gölköy, near the university campus.
  The famous crater lake called Gölcük.
caption: Lake Abant Nature Park exhibits a diverse flora.
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