Neighborhoods & villages
17 locations
Neighborhood
Çavuşlu Mah.
Neighborhood
Geredeli Mah.
Neighborhood
Karagöllü Mah.
Neighborhood
Kaşıkçı Mah.
Neighborhood
Çenedağ Mah.
Neighborhood
Çınarlı Mah.
Neighborhood
Deniz Mah.
Neighborhood
Dumlupınar Mah.
Neighborhood
Fatih Sultan Mah.
Neighborhood
İbnisina Mah.
Neighborhood
Mersincik Mah.
Neighborhood
Sırrıpaşa Mah.
Neighborhood
Yavuz Sultan Mah.
Neighborhood
Yenikent Mah.
Neighborhood
Tahtalı Mah.
Neighborhood
Terziler Mah.
Neighborhood
Toylar Mah.
Derince is a district of Kocaeli province. Center coordinates: 40.8909° N, 29.8595° E. It is a basic unit of local settlement and transport within Kocaeli.
Market days, mosque quarters and school neighborhoods shape Derince's identity. WorldGuide provides culture, food, geography and history tabs at district level.
Typical landscapes of the Marmara region appear in daily life here.
In Derince, weddings, holidays and seasonal festivals continue the heritage of Kocaeli. Crafts, dress and folk dance vary by neighborhood.
Courtyards, coffeehouses and markets are social hubs. Younger generations discover music and crafts through cultural centers and festivals.
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1Derince developed as settlement, trade route and farmland in the historical geography of Kocaeli. Mounds and stone houses may bear traces of earlier periods.
Republic-era centralization of services shaped modern Derince. Local archives and oral history illuminate this process.