• Hereke is a settlement in Kocaeli province, Turkey, located to the north of the Gulf of İzmit, near Istanbul. It is famous for Hereke carpets. It was...
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    Hereke carpets are Turkish handmade carpets produced and sold in Hereke, a coastal town in Turkey. For a long time, they were produced only in Hereke...
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    The Hereke Tunnel (Turkish: Hereke Tüneli), is a motorway tunnel constructed on the Istanbul–Ankara motorway O-4 E80 in Kocaeli Province, northwestern...
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    number of Hereke palace carpets made by the Hereke Imperial Factory. The Hereke carpet featured in the main hall happens to be the largest Hereke rug in...
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    workshop was established in 1843 in Hereke that supplied the royal palaces with silk brocades and other textiles. The Hereke Imperial Factory included looms...
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  • Hereke railway station (Turkish: Hereke istasyonu) is a railway station in Hereke, Turkey. TCDD Taşımacılık operates four daily regional trains between...
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  • Armaport Ambarli Mardas Port Ambarli Soyak Port Bandırma Derince Diler, Hereke Gemport Haydarpaşa, Istanbul İstanbul Kumport Port of MartaşMartaş, Marmara...
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    and a silk Hereke prayer rug (ca. 1970 AD) contains 4,360 symmetric kpsi. However, the rug with the highest knot density is a silk Hereke masterpiece...
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    crystal chandeliers are mostly French Baccarat and the carpets are from Hereke. Beylerbeyi Palace Tunnel Ottoman architecture Hakan Gülsün. Beylerbeyi...
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    parts of Kocaeli province. Ferry services link Karamürsel to İzmit and Hereke on the northern side of the Bay of İzmit. According to the Ottoman General...
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