Biga, Çanakkale
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 Central square in Biga | |
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| Coordinates: 40°13′41″N 27°14′32″E / 40.22806°N 27.24222°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Çanakkale |
| District | Biga |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alper Şen (CHP) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 57,125 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0286 |
| Website | www |
Biga is a city in Çanakkale Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is located on the Biga River, 90 kilometres (56 miles) northeast from Çanakkale city centre. It is the seat of Biga District.[2] Its population is 57,125 (2021).[1] The town lies at an elevation of 21 m (69 ft).[3] The center of COMU Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences is in Biga.
History
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[edit]Within the area of Biga (at Karabiga) is the site of the ancient city of Pegaea (Greek: Πηγαία), also known as Pegae or Pegai (Πηγαί, "the Springs") until late Byzantine times (in Crusader sources it is also known as Spiga).[4] Archaeologists have not yet established how far back the site has been inhabited.[5] In ancient times, Pegaea, located on the plain of Adrastea on the border between the Troad and Mysia, was sometimes included as part of one and sometimes the other. Since coming under Ottoman rule in 1364 it has been known as Biga. Under the Ottomans, it was the seat of a sanjak.
Ecclesiastical history
[edit]In the early 14th century, Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos made Pegae a metropolis, by uniting it with Parium, as they both faced decline amid the Turkoman and Ghazi invasions. In 1354 the metropolis of Pegae-Parium was described as being close to disappearing. The incumbent metropolitan received the see of Sozopolis in hopes that it would support the other two economically. However, the metropolis soon disappeared.[6]
Tourism
[edit]Among the tourist sites in the district are the Ilıcabashı spa, Parion (Kemer), Priapos (Karabiga castle)[5]
International relations
[edit]Biga is twinned with:
See also
[edit]Gallery
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Biga panorama from Balıkkaya
Kocakum shores in Karabiga
Biga Çayı (Granicus River) in Biga
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ↑ İlçe Belediyesi Archived 2023-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Biga, Turkey". Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ↑ TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi
- 1 2 "Başmakçı Kültür (Bashmakchi Culture)"[link removed]
- ↑ Vryonis, Speros (1971). The Decline of Medieval Hellenism in Asia Minor and the Process of Islamisation from the Eleventh through the Fifteenth Century. Berkeley: California University Press. p. 299
- ↑ "Twinnings". Central Union of Municipalities & Communities of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
External links
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Media related to Biga at Wikimedia Commons
- Road map of Biga and environs
- Detailed map of Biga district of Çanakkale
- Various images of Biga, Çanakkale Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Various images of Karabiga in Biga, Çanakkale Archived 2013-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Information on Biga (in Turkish)
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