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| | name = Gönen
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| | latd = 40 |latm = 6 |lats = 5 |latNS = N
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| | subdivision_type = Country
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| | subdivision_name = [[Turkey]]
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| | subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Turkey|Province]]
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| | subdivision_name1 = [[Balıkesir Province|Balıkesir]]
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| | area_blank1_title = District
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| | area_blank1_km2 = {{Turkey district areas|Balıkesir|Gönen}}
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| | population_footnotes = {{Turkey district populations|SOURCE|Balıkesir}}
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| | population_urban = {{Turkey district populations|Balıkesir|Gönen|şehir}}
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| '''Gönen''' is a district of [[Balıkesir Province]] of [[Turkey]], in the southern part of [[Marmara Sea]]. The town is mostly known for its therapeutic [[hot springs]], leather processing and rice production.
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| ==Location==
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| The town is surrounded by [[Bandırma]] in the northeast, [[Biga, Çanakkale|Biga]] and [[Yenice, Çanakkale|Yenice]] in the west, [[Marmara Sea]] and [[Erdek|Gulf of Erdek]] and [[Balya]] in the south. Elevation is {{convert|33|m}} above sea level. | |
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| ==Names and etymology==
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| The oldest known name of the town is '''Asepsus''' (Ασεψούς in [[Ancient greek]]). This was also the name of the brook, that flows next to the city center and was crossed by the [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] [[Aesepus Bridge]]. Research shows that the subsequent name was '''Artemea''' (Αρτεμέα), a derivation of the [[Greek mythology|Greek]] goddess [[Artemis]].
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| After the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] conquest the name Gönen was used. The [[etymology|etymological]] source of that name is still disputed. Widely accepted possibilities are:
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| * Non-Turkish possibilities:
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| ** '''Ka-wana''' : A word meaning "Sheepland/Sheep Country" in [[Luwian]]
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| ** '''Germenon''' : A word meaning "[[Hot Spring]]"
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| ** '''Giunan''' : A word meaning "Greek" (Yion,in [[ancient Greek]]),becoming "Giunen" and then "Gonen" in Turkish
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| * Possible meanings in [[Turkish language|Turkish]]:
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| ** A small pond that dries in summer, small pond, placid water
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| ** Humidity, wet, well-watered.
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| Also, some sources indicate that there was a nomadic tribe of the "Yörükan community" bearing the name "Gönen","Gönan" or "Gönenlü". The tribe was loosely based around [[Adana]] and [[Maraş]].
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| ==History==
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| According to [[Evliya Çelebi]]'s [[Seyahatname]] (In which he collected the notes of his journeys), Gönen was used by the governors of Bursa as a summer holiday location, where they enjoyed the therapeutic uses of the [[hot springs]].
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| On 18 March 1953, Gönen suffered a [[1953 Western Turkey earthquake|devastating 7.3 <math>M_\mathrm{w}</math> earthquake]] which left 50 dead in Gönen and hundreds of buildings damaged.<ref name=USGS>{{cite web|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/today/his_03_18.php|title=Today In Earthquake History:March 18|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2008-07-16|accessdate=2009-07-07}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> a previous devastating earthquake had occurred here in 1440 AD.<ref>Kürçer, Akın (2008) "The Yenice–Gönen active fault (NW Turkey): Active tectonics and palaeoseismology" ''Tectonophysics'' 453: pp. 263-275</ref>
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| ==Demographics==
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| According to, the census that took place in 2010, the population is 43,802. This data includes, the town center and nearby villages within the virtual borderline drawn by branches of Gonen Brook. The total population, including [[Sarıköy]] and all 89 villages, is 73407. The population distribution is mostly linear, as most villages are located in between the borders of the valley. However, population density noticeably decreases in more steep areas.
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| ==Transport==
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| | City/Town
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| | [[Bandırma]]
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| | 45 km
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| | [[Balıkesir]]
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| | 145 km
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| | [[Çanakkale]]
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| | 150 km
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| | [[Bursa, Turkey|Bursa]]
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| | 155 km
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| There are regular bus routes to and from [[Istanbul]], [[Ankara]] and [[İzmir]]. Sea and train routes are available by transfer in [[Bandırma]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} Using available [[high speed ferry]] services, it takes 2 hours to reach Istanbul. The only train route available is to [[İzmir]], but this is mostly used for cargo, rather than passenger [[transportation]]. Local air service is available through [[Bursa, Turkey|Bursa]]. International flights are handled through [[Ataturk International Airport|İstanbul]] and [[İzmir]].
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| ==Notes==
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| {{reflist}}
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| ==External links==
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| * [http://www.gonenkaplicalari.com/english/ Gönen Kaplıcaları A.Ş.] Info about thermal properties of [[hot springs]]
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| {{Districts of Turkey|provname=Balıkesir|image=Balikesir|sortkey=Gonen}}
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| {{DEFAULTSORT:Gonen}}
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| [[Category:Towns in Turkey]]
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| [[Category:Populated places in Balıkesir Province]]
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| [[Category:Spa towns in Turkey]]
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| [[Category:Districts of Balıkesir Province]]
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