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The Battle of Bapheus occurred on 27 July 1302, between an Ottoman army under Osman I and a Byzantine army under George Mouzalon. The battle ended in a crucial Ottoman victory, cementing the Ottoman state and heralding the final capture of Byzantine Bithynia by the Ottomans.
The Armutlu Peninsula (Turkish: Armutlu Yarımadası) is a peninsula extending westward into Marmara Sea in the Anatolian section of Turkey. In addition to Yalova Province, parts of Kocaeli Province and Bursa Province are on the peninsula.
Hersek headland (Turkish: Hersek burnu) is a headland in Turkey.
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Anatolian High School (Turkish: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Anadolu Lisesi) is a four-year Anatolian High School located in Yalova, Turkey. The primary language of instruction is Turkish. The secondary foreign languages are German and English.
The 1894 Istanbul earthquake occurred in the Çınarcık Basin or Gulf of Izmit in the Sea of Marmara on 10 July at 12:24pm. The earthquake had an estimated Ms magnitude of 7.0. At least an estimated 1,349 people were killed in towns around the Gulf of Izmit such as Yalova, Sapanca and Adapazarı, and in Ottoman Constantinople (present day Istanbul). The main shock caused a tsunami 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) high.
Sangarus or Sangaros (Ancient Greek: Σάγγαρος) was a town of ancient Bithynia near the shore of the Propontis. In the 4th century, an early Christian sect, the Novatianists, held a synod here. Yitzhak ha-Sangari may have been a native.
Pytheion (Ancient Greek: Πύθειον), also called Pythia Therma, was a town of ancient Bithynia.
Strobilos (Ancient Greek: Στρόβιλος) was a town of ancient Bithynia. It is not mentioned by any ancient authors, but appears in epigraphic and other evidence.
Harmankaya Nature Park (Turkish: Harmankaya Tabiat Parkı) is a nature park located in Termal district of Yalova Province, northwestern Turkey.
Limnae or Limnai (Ancient Greek: Λίμναι) was a town of ancient Bithynia on the coast of the Propontis.
Beșiktaș Shipyard (Turkish: Beșiktaș Tersanesi) is a Turkish shipyard established in Altınova, Yalova in 2007.
Boğaziçi Shipyard (Turkish: Boğaziçi Tersanesi) is a Turkish shipyard established in Kadikoy, Istanbul, in 1992. The company's head office located in Istanbul, Turkey, new shipbuilding facilities located in Yalova Turkey.
Pratomysia was a Roman town of ancient Bithynia. Its name does not occur in ancient authors but is inferred from epigraphic and other evidence.
İbrahim Müteferrika Kağıt Müzesi, 2013 yılında kurulan, Türkiye'nin ilk kâğıtçılık tarihi müzesi. Müze, kağıdın tarihi, üretimi ve korunması, kâğıt sanatları, Türkler ve kâğıt, kâğıt sanayisi, kitabın ve kütüphaneciliğin tarihi gibi konularda bilgi vermektedir. Ayrıca müzede İbrahim Müteferrika'nın orijinal baskıları bulunmaktadır.
Bozburun Feneri, Yalova'da Armutlu ilçe sınırları içerisindeki deniz feneridir.