10 Facts About Edirne

1.

Edirne was the capital city of the Ottoman Empire from 1369 to 1453, before Constantinople became the empire's capital.

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2.

Edirne is famed for its many mosques, domes, minarets, and palaces from the Ottoman period.

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3.

Edirne was exiled there by the Ottoman Empire before being banished further to the Ottoman penal colony in Akka.

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4.

Edirne referred to Adrianople in his writings as the "Land of Mystery".

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5.

Edirne was swiftly reconquered by the Ottoman empire during the Second Balkan War under the leadership of Enver Pasha following the total collapse of the Bulgarian military might in the region.

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6.

From 1934 onwards Edirne was the seat of the Second Inspectorate General, in which an Inspector General governed the provinces Edirne, Canakkale, Tekirdag and Kirklareli.

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7.

Edirne has a borderline humid subtropical and hot-summer Mediterranean climate in the Koppen climate classification, and a temperate oceanic climate in the Trewartha climate classification.

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8.

Edirne has hot, moderately dry summers and chilly, wet and often snowy winters.

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9.

Edirne has three historic covered bazaars: Arasta, next to Selimiye Mosque, Bedesten next to Eski Cami and Ali Pasa Carsisi .

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10.

Edirne has several historic arch bridges crossing over the rivers Meric and Tundzha, which flow around west and south of the city.

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