Boursa
the ancient Prusa, where the Kings of Bithynia usually resided, situated in Asiatic Turkey, at the foot of Mount Olympus, in Asia Minor, 13 miles S. of the Sea of Marmora. Broussa is pleasantly situated, facing a beautiful and luxuriant plain. It contains about 200 mosques, some of which are very fine buildings, also three Greek churches, an Armenian, and several synagogues. The population of Broussa is about 71,000.