Ayvacık

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Ayvacık

Total population

35,088

Elevation251 m

Coordinates39.60°, 26.40°

Demographic figures from TurkStat. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ayvacık is a town in Çanakkale Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is the seat of Ayvacık District. Its population is 9,710 (2021). The town lies at an elevation of 252 m (827 ft). During the Gallipoli campaign in World War I, it was the target of several Allied attacks.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Notable people from here

Mahmud Esad Coşan

Turkish preacher and writer (1938–2001)

Ahmet Hamdi Dumrul

Turkish statesperson (1879–1947)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Çanakkale

• Manastirtsi
  259.4 mi away
• Chudomir
  259.7 mi away
• Loznitsa
  260.7 mi away
• Trapishte
  260.9 mi away
• Trabach
  261 mi away
• Kroiach
  261.9 mi away
• Lovsko
  262.2 mi away
• Seidol
  262.7 mi away
• Sinia Voda
  263 mi away
• Manastirsko
  264.1 mi away
• Studenets
  264.6 mi away
• Beli Lom
  265 mi away

Browse all places in Çanakkale →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ayvacık

Ayvacık (Çanakkale) yöresi düz dokuma yaygıları

Bekir Deniz · 1998

Ayvacik (Canakkale) yoresi duz dokuma yaygilari: Kilim, cicim, zili (Ataturk Kultur Merkezi yayini)

Bekir Deniz · 1998

Ayvacık Değerleri Sempozyumu, 29-30 Ağustos 2008

Ayvacık Değerleri Sempozyumu (2008 Ayvacık, Çanakkale İli, Turkey) · 2008

Somut Olmayan Miras : Yöresel Yemeklerimiz

Çiğdem Özkan · 2019

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Striped Seabream

Lithognathus mormyrus

Seen 2026-09-11

Painted Comber

Serranus scriba

Seen 2026-09-11

Wide-eyed Flounder

Bothus podas

Seen 2026-09-11

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2026-09-02

Idaea camparia

Idaea camparia

Seen 2026-09-01

Short-toed Snake-Eagle

Circaetus gallicus

Seen 2026-08-31

Pearly Razorfish

Xyrichtys novacula

Seen 2026-08-27

Nomad

Sympetrum fonscolombii

Seen 2026-08-21

Oertzen's Harvester Ant

Messor oertzeni

Seen 2026-08-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Ayvacık, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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