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Situated 7 km (4.3 mi) from the Greek and 20 km (12 mi) from the Bulgarian borders, Edirne was the second capital city of the Ottoman Empire from 1369 to 1453, [4] before Constantinople became its capital. The city is a commercial centre for woven textiles, silks, carpets and agricultural products and has a growing tourism industry.
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Mar 7, 2024 · Edirne, city, extreme western Turkey. It lies at the junction of the Tunca and Maritsa (Turkish: Meriç) rivers, near the borders of Greece and Bulgaria. The largest and oldest part of the town occupies a meander of the Tunca around the ruins of an ancient citadel.
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22. edirne.bel.tr. Edirne (antzinako izena, Ἁδριανούπολις, Hadrianupolis [1]) Europako Turkiako hiria, izen bereko probintizako hiriburua. 65.800 biztanle ditu. Aztarnategi erromatarrak eta meskita bikainak ditu: Selim II.arena (1569-1575), Beyazit II.arena (1484-1488) eta Eski-Kami (1403-1414). Ekonomia-jarduera nagusia ...
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Edirne Province (Turkish: Edirne ili) is a Turkish province located in East Thrace. Part of European Turkey, it is one of only three provinces located entirely within continental Europe. Its area is 6,145 km 2, and its population is 414,714 (2022).
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Edirne (pronounced eh-deer-neh) is the chief city of Eastern Thrace, in the Marmara Region of northwest Turkey. It lies on the gently rolling Thracian plains at the confluence of three rivers, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria.
Edirne (formerly Adrianople) is a city in the northwestern Turkish province of Edirne in the region of East Thrace, close to Turkey's borders with Greece and Bulgaria. In Greek , it is sometimes called Adrianoúpolis, in Bulgarian its name is Odrin.
