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Adrianopolis

Edirne
City
Edirne mosque outside.jpg
Meriç Köprüsü ve Meriç Nehri.jpg Nagymecset - Edirne, 2014.10.22 (6).JPG
TreatyOfLausanneMonumentEdirne (2).JPG KaraağaçRailwayStation.JPG
Nagymecset - Edirne, 2014.10.22 (13).JPG Edirne - 2014.10.22 (4).JPG Orientexpresstrain.jpg
From top down, left to right: Selimiye Mosque, Meriç Bridge, Ali Pasha Bazaar, Treaty of Lausanne Monument and Museum, Trakya University (formerly Karaağaç railway station), Old Mosque, Town Hall, Historical Express
Edirne is located in Turkey
Edirne
Edirne
Location of Edirne within Turkey.
Coordinates: 41°40′37″N 26°33′20″E / 41.67694°N 26.55556°E / 41.67694; 26.55556
Country Turkey
Region Marmara
Province Edirne
Government
 • Mayor Recep Gürkan (CHP)
Area
 • Province 6,098 km2 (2,354 sq mi)
 • City 844 km2 (326 sq mi)
Elevation 42 m (138 ft)
Population
 • Density 196.7/km2 (509/sq mi)
 • Province 400,280
 • City 165,979
Time zone FET (UTC+3)
Licence plate 22

Edirne (Turkish pronunciation: [eˈdiɾne]), historically known as Adrianople, in Bulgarian known as Odrin, 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. Edirne served as the third capital city of the Ottoman Empire from 1363 to 1453, before Constantinople (present-day Istanbul) became the empire's fourth and final capital. At present, Edirne is the capital of Edirne Province in Turkish Thrace. The city's estimated population in 2014 was 165,979.

The city was founded as Hadrianopolis (Aδριανούπολις in Greek), named for the Roman Emperor Hadrian. This name is still used in the Modern Greek (Αδριανούπολη). The name Adrianople was used in English, until the Turkish adoption of Latin alphabet in 1928 made Edirne the internationally recognized name. The Turkish: Edirne, Bulgarian: Одрин (Odrin, ['odrin]), Albanian: Edrêne, Slovene: Одрин (Odrin) and Serbian: Једрене / Jedrene are adapted forms of the name Hadrianopolis or of its Turkish version; see also its other names.


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