Uzunköprü

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Uzunköprü

Total population

61,485

Coordinates41.26°, 26.69°

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

Overview

Uzunköprü is a town in Edirne Province in Turkey. It is named after a historical stone bridge, claimed to be the world's longest, on the Ergene River. It is a strategically important border town, located on the routes connecting Turkey to the Balkans and Europe. It is the seat of Uzunköprü District. Its population is 39,577 (2022). Uzunköprü is the third most populous town of Edirne Province.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

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Muazzez Ersoy

Turkish singer (born 1958)

Ahmet Hilmi Ergeneli

Turkish statesperson (1887–1955)

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Gültekin Gülkan

Turkish actor (born 1949)

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Sinan Tekelioğlu

Turkish statesperson (1889–1965)

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Safiye Erol

Turkish translator and writer (1902–1964)

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Gürsel Aksel

Turkish association football player (1938–1978)

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Uğur Kapısız

Turkish association football player (born 1987)

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Kubilay Aydın

Turkish association football player (born 1975)

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Ali Seyfi Tülümen

Turkish statesperson (1909–1959)

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Mehmet Akalın

Turkish politician

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Mustafa İlimen

Turkish statesperson (born 1961)

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

Nearby places in Edirne

• Havsa
  21 mi away · pop. 18,564
• İpsala
  28.3 mi away
• Edirne
  29.3 mi away · pop. 180,002
• Süloğlu
  36.6 mi away · pop. 7,062
• Lalapaşa
  39.9 mi away · pop. 6,680
• Dolni Pasarel
  186.2 mi away · pop. 1,224
• Zhelyava
  188.5 mi away
• Lozen
  188.6 mi away · pop. 6,188
• Yana
  189.9 mi away · pop. 1,148
• Buhovo
  190.8 mi away · pop. 2,580
• Gorni Bogrov
  190.8 mi away · pop. 1,108
• Kokaliane
  191.2 mi away · pop. 1,941

Browse all places in Edirne →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.