Yalova

Makhachkala park in Yalova

Yalova is a Turkish city in the northwest, which was affected in the earthquake of 17 August 1999. The city is along the coast of the Marmara Sea. Yalova has a better quality of life from other Turkish cities. It has a population of 77,000.

The first people settled in this region in the Prehistoric Period.

Twin cities of Yalova are Bonn in Germany and Mahachkala in Russia.




Coordinates: 40°39′N 29°16′E / 40.650°N 29.267°E / 40.650; 29.267