AREA: 13.652 km�
POPULATION: 641.057 (1990)
TRAFFIC CODE: 26
DISTRICTS: Eski�ehir (center), Alpu, Beylikova, �ifteler, G�ny�z�, Han-�ifteler, �n�n�, Mahmudiye, Mihalgazi, Mihal����k, Sar�cakaya, Seyitgazi, Sivrihisar.
SITES OF INTEREST: Fidanl�k, Musa�z�, Mestan P�nar�, Kalburcu, �atac�k, �of�rler �e�mesi and Madensuyu forest recreation areas, �ardak and G�mele hot springs, Midas city and Yaz�l�kaya, Pessinus, Seyitgazi Nekropol�, Seyitgazi and Sivrihisar castles, Seyit Battal Gazi and Kur�unlu complexes, Alaeddin, Bardak�� village, Ho�kadem, Kur�unlu, Hamamkarahisar and K�l�� Mescit mosques, Sivrihisar and Gecek Village Grand Mosques, Yunus Emre and �eyh Edebal� mausoleums, Himmet Dede, Alem�ah and Hoca Yunus vault tombs, small mosques of M�lk and Hazinedar villages, Seyitgazi Inn (caravansary), Eski�ehir Archeology, Eski�ehir Ethnography, Eski�ehir Atat�rk and Culture, Yunus Emre, Seyitgazi, Yaz�l�kaya Open Air, Pessinus Archeology Museums.
Provincial Cultural Directorate
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Tel: (222) 230 13 68
Fax: (222) 230 63 01
State Fine Arts Gallery Directorate
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Porsuk Bulvar�, K�pr�ba��
ESK��EH�R
Tel: (0 222) 230 13 78
Fax: 230 63 01
Eski�ehir Museums
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Eski�ehir Museum
Address: Akarba��
Mah. Irmak Sok.
Eski�ehir
Tel: (222) 210 17 49
Seyitgazi Museum
Address: Seyitgazi
Eski�ehir
Tel: (222)
671 30 82
Historical Sites and Ruins
Pessinus - Sivrihisar
Significant Days
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Local Days of Celebration:
�n�n� Victories
�n�n�
1 April
Commemoration Day for Seyyit Battal Gazi
Seyyit Gazi District
1 September
Commemoration Day for Prof. Dr. Mehmet Kaplan
Sivrihisar
5 March
Arrival of Atat�rk at Eski�ehir
�l Centeri
21 June
Commemoration Day for Mihal Gazi
Eski�ehir
27 December
Commemoration Day for H�z�r Bey
Eski�ehir
6 March
Freedom from Occupation Days:
Freedom Day - Eski�ehir
�l Centeri
2 September
Freedom Day - Mahmudiye District
Mahmudiye
18 September
Freedom Day - Sivrihisar
Sivrihisar
20 September
Festivals:
Meerschaum White Gold Festival
Provincial Center
21-24 September
Significant Weeks:
Yunus Emre Culture and Art Week
Provincial Center-Mihal����k-Yunus Emre Village
6-10 May
Week of Foundations
Eski�ehir
30 November
Festivities:
Nasreddin Hoca Birthday Festivities
Sivrihisar and Nasreddin Hoca Village
8-10 June
Alpu Melon and Watermelon Festivities
Alpu-Uyuz Hamamk�y�
12 September
Tepri� Festivities
Alpu-Fevziye Village
June
Mahmudiye Local Pure Blood Arabian Horse Races
Mahmudiye
October