Bursa
Bursa (formerly known as
Brusa or
Prusa) is a city in northwestern
Turkey. With a population of approx. 620 000 it is Turkey's fourth city and the capital of Bursa
Province. The ancient Greece city of Prusa in the 1st century BC was founded by the Bithynian king Prusias. Later it was a major city located on the westernmost extension of the famous
Silk Road and the capital of the
Ottoman Empire in the
14th and early
15th centuries. The city is now famous for its ski resorts (on the mountain of Uludağ), the mausoleums of Ottoman sultans, and the surrounding fertile plain. The city is also famed as the home of some important
Turkish foods, especially
chestnut desserts and a meat dish called
iskender kebap.