Burhaniye is a town and district of Balıkesir Province

Balikesir Province

Balıkesir Province is a province in midwestern Turkey, having coastlines on both the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean. Its adjacent provinces are Çanakkale to the west, İzmir to the southwest, Manisa to the south, Kütahya to the southeast, and Bursa to the east. The provincial capital is Balıkesir City...

 in the Aegean

Aegean Region

Aegean Region , is one of the 7 census-defined regions of Turkey, and in Western Asia.It is located in the west part of the country: bounded by Aegean Sea on the west; Marmara Region on the north;...

 region of Turkey

Turkey

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. The district is located on the Aegean coast

Aegean Sea

The Aegean Sea[p] is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, i.e., between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey. In the north, it is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosporus...

 and is known for its olive oil

Olive oil

Olive oil is an oil obtained from the olive , a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. It is commonly used in cooking, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and soaps and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps...

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Burhaniye has a port and a museum of archeology and Turkish national movement. Every second July is Ören Tourism and Art Festival.

History

The city is situated in the tip of the Gulf of Edremit
The ancient name of this area and city was Adramyteion (Latin: Adramyttium), which was an Athenian colony, mentioned in the New Testament (Acts 27:2). Burhaniye was previously named Kemer, which means aqueduct. It comes from the ruins of an ancient aqueduct.