Edirne Province
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 Edirne Province |
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| Location of Edirne Province in Turkey | |
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| Region: | Marmara Region, Turkey |
| Area: | 6,279 (km²) |
| Total Population | 382,222 TUIK 2006 (est) |
| Licence plate code: | 22 |
| Area code: | 0284 |
| Governor Website | http://www.edirne.gov.tr |
| Weather forecast | turkeyforecast.com/weather/edirne |
Edirne is the westernmost province of Turkey, located in Eastern Thrace along the Greek border.
It is named for its capital, Edirne (known in antiquity after the Roman Emperor Hadrian as Adrianòpolis).
[edit] Districts
Edirne province is divided into 9 districts (capital district in bold):
[edit] External links
- (English) Pictures of the capital of this province with its many great mosques
- (English) Edirne Weather Forecast Information
Wikisource has the text of a 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article about Edirne Province (Ottoman Empire).
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