Silivri
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Silivri and highway
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 Silivri
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| Coordinates: 41°05′N 28°15′E / 41.083°N 28.250°ECoordinates: 41°05′N 28°15′E / 41.083°N 28.250°E | |
| Country |
 Turkey
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| Region | Marmara |
| Province | Istanbul |
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| • Mayor | Özcan Işıklar (CHP) |
| Area | |
| • District | 893.95 km2 (345.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Urban | 137,861 |
| • District | 150,183 |
| • District density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 34570 |
| Area code | 0–212 |
| Website |
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Silivri is a city and a district in Istanbul Province along the Sea of Marmara in Turkey, outside metropolitan Istanbul, containing many holiday and weekend homes for residents of the city. The largest city in the district is also named Silivri. The mayor is Özcan Işıklar (CHP).
Silivri is located bordering Büyükçekmece to the east, Çatalca to the north, Çorlu and Marmara Ereğli (both districts of Tekirdağ Province) to the west, Çerkezköy to the north-west (one of Tekirdağ Province) and with the Sea of Marmara to the south. It is with an area of 760 km2 (290 sq mi) the second largest district of Istanbul Province after Çatalca. The seat of the district is the city of Silivri.
The district consists of 8 towns and 18 villages, and its population is 155,923 (2013 census). 75,702 in the city of Silivri, the remaining in the surrounding towns and villages – listed below.
Established in 2008, Turkey's most modern and Europe's largest prison complex is located 9 km (5.6 mi) west of Silivri.
Silivri, the ancient Greek Selymbria or Selybria (Greek: Σηλυ(μ)βρία), preserved its importance in every era of history thanks to its natural harbor and its position on the major commercial roads. It was a colony of Megara founded on a steep 56 m high hill east of the bay, but excavations show that it was a Thracian settlement before it was a Greek colony.
According to Strabo (64/63 BC – c. AD 24), the city's name is a combination of the name of the mythological founder of the city, Selus, and the Thracian word that Strabo thought was used for polis, "bria". This, however, did not mean polis ("According to Strabo (vii.6.1cf.st.Byz.446.15) the Thracian -bria word meant polis but it is an inaccurate translation"), and had another meaning.
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