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Explore Galata in Turkey

Galata in the region of Edirne is a town in Turkey - some 348 mi or ( 561 km ) West of Ankara , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Galata

Current time in Galata is now 07:48 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: İzmir, Bucharest, Sofia, Kardzhali, and Khaskovo. Since you are here already, make sure to check out İzmir . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Galata ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

The Bosphorus Bridge Light Show

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The Bosphorus Bridge enhances on a Summers eve Cruise ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Kocahıdır

Kocahıdır is a town in İpsala district of Edirne Province, Turkey. At {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:40|49|N|26|24|E||| | |name= }} Kocahıdır is 17 kilometres south east of İpsala. The town is divided into three parts by two parallel creeks flowing to south west. The population of Kocahıdır is 1159 as of 2011. Kocahıdır was founded in 1893 by 66 Muslim families from Bulgaria. In 1938 during another migration, Muslim families from Romania were also settled in Kocahıdır.

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Located at 40.82 26.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Marmara Region, Populated places in Edirne Province, Thrace, Towns in Turkey, İpsala District

Yenikarpuzlu

Yenikarpuzlu (former Müsellim Cedit) is a town in Edirne Province, Turkey

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Located at 40.83 26.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Marmara Region, Populated places in Edirne Province, Thrace, Towns in Turkey, İpsala District

Esetçe

Esetçe is a town in İpsala district of Edirne Province, Turkey. At {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:40|52|N|26|26|E||| | |name= }} Esetçe is 10 kilometres east of Greece border. Distance to İpsala is 11 kilometres and to Edirne is 135 kilometres The population of Esetçe is 2180 as of 2011. Esetçe was founded after the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) by Turks and Pomaks from Plevna who escaped from the Russians.

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Located at 40.87 26.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Marmara Region, Populated places in Edirne Province, Thrace, Towns in Turkey, İpsala District

Gulf of Saros

Saros Bay or Gulf of Saros is an inlet of the northern Aegean Sea located north of the Gallipoli Peninsula in northwestern Turkey. The Archipelago of Saros is in the gulf. It consists the three small islands - The Big island (Büyükada or Yunus adası), The Small island (Küçükada or Defne adası) and The Little island (Minikada or Böcek adası). The bay is 75 km long and 35 km wide.

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Located at 40.55 26.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Bays of Turkey, Gulfs of Turkey, Gulfs of the Mediterranean, Thrace

Mecidiye, Edirne

Mecidiye (former Köseatlı) is a small town in Keşan district of Edirne Province, Turkey. At {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:40|36|N|26|32|E||| | |name= }} Mecidye is close to Gulf of Saros. The distance to Keşan is 28 kilometres . The population of Mecidiye is 936 as of 2011. The settlement was founded by the Muslim refugees of the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) . Major economic activities of the town are fishing, beekeeping and farming. Tourism is also promising.

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Located at 40.60 26.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Keşan District, Populated places in Edirne Province, Thrace, Towns in Turkey

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