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Babaeski
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Babaeski
Total population
48,391
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City facts
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Overview
Babaeski is a town in Kırklareli Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is the seat of Babaeski District. Its population is 29,215 (2022).
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History
In Byzantine times, the area was known as Boulgarophygon ( in Byzantine Greek), and was the site of a major Byzantine defeat by the Bulgarians in 896. In Greek is known as Arteskos (Αρτεσκός). In Ancient times, the city was also called Burtudizon, latinized as Burdidizum.
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Geography
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Nearby places in Kırklareli
- Pehlivanköy10.6 mi away · pop. 3,565
- Lüleburgaz13.8 mi away · pop. 153,903
- Kırklareli22.3 mi away · pop. 277,984
- Büyükkarıştıran25.1 mi away · pop. 6,545
- Pınarhisar25.7 mi away · pop. 18,375
- Kofçaz35.7 mi away · pop. 2,368
- Vize36.3 mi away
- Demirköy44.2 mi away
- Beni Guecha1170.8 mi away
- Douilat1186.5 mi away
- Talib Al Arabi1192.9 mi away
- Al Furjan1193.2 mi away
Geography & sun
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image