Edirne
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Edirne (Turkis pronunciation: [eˈdiɾne]) (formerly Adrianople) is a ceety in Eastren Thrace, the northwastren pairt o Turkey, close tae the borders wi Greece an Bulgarie. Edirne servit as the third caipital ceety o the Ottoman Empire frae 1413 tae 1453, afore Constantinople (Istanbul) became the empire's new caipital. At present, Edirne is the caipital o the Edirne Province in Turkis Thrace. The ceety's estimatit population in 2010 wis 138,793, up frae 119,298 in 2000. It haes consulates o Bulgarie, Germany (Honorar), Greece, Romanie (Honorar) an Slovakie (Honorar). Thare is a Jewish commonty.[3]
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Edirne | |
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Toun | |
Selimiye Mosque, commissioned bi Selim II an designed bi Mimar Sinan in 1575. | |
Coordinates: 41°40′N 26°34′E | |
Kintra | ![]() |
Region | Marmara |
Province | Edirne |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Recep Gürkan (CHP) |
Area | |
• Destrict | 829.93 km2 (320.44 sq mi) |
Population (2012)[2] | |
• Urban | 148,474 |
• Destrict | 162161 |
• Destrict density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Licence plate | 22 |
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