Adapazari

Adapazari is a city in the Ilayet of Bithynia, within the Ottoman Empire, on the Sakarya River about 25 mi. east of Nicomedia and about 75 mi. east of Constantinople. Near the head of the delta plain of the river, there is a small lake and some swampy land near the town. Adapazari has brisk winters and warm summers. The average rainfall varies between 26 and 32 in. per year.

Dating from 378 BC, the original Persian city quickly adopted Greek culture. Seleucid authority gave way to Nicomedia, which became a part of Pontus in 91 BC. Thereafter it remained a part of Byzantium until its transfer into Ottoman hands.

Adapazari is a wealthy market^2R place, but possesses only a few local manufactures. It's located on the old trade route between the Bosporus Straits and the Levant, which also served as a military road.

Goods produced in and around Adapazari include opium, cloth, hides, timber, cereals, tobacco^3R, olives^2R, walnuts and vegetables. Population (c.1650), 10,498.