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Babaeski is a town and district of Kırklareli Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The countyship has a population of 29,342 and the total area of the district is 652 km2.

Babaeski
Babaeski
Coordinates: 41°25′57″N 27°05′35″E
Country Turkey
ProvinceKırklareli
Government
  MayorAbdullah Hacı (CHP)
  KaymakamŞenol Levent Elmacıoğlu
Area
  District633.39 km2 (244.55 sq mi)
Elevation
55 m (180 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
  Urban
29,329
  District
50,559
  District density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
ClimateCsa
Websitewww.babaeski-bld.gov.tr/

Name


The name Babaeski is believed to have originated according to the following legend: the Ottoman Sultan, Mehmet the Conqueror, stopped in town on his way to Constantinople before the final siege of the city. He happened to meet an old man in front of the old mosque which is nowadays called Small Mosque (Küçük Cami) and asked him when the town was established. The man replied "Eskidir, eski," meaning "It is old, old." When the Sultan asked the man's age, he replied again, "Baba... eski," which means "The father is old." From then on, the name Babaeski has been used for the town.


History


In Byzantine times, the area was known as Boulgarophygon (Βουλγαρόφυγον in Byzantine Greek), and was the site of a major Byzantine defeat by the Bulgarians in 896.[3] In Greek is known as Arteskos (Αρτεσκός). In Ancient times, the city was also called Burtudizon, latinized as Burdidizum.[4]


Facts


Babaeski lies on a relatively flat landscape where the highest point does not exceed 150 m. The Devil Stream (Şeytan Deresi) flows through the land of the district. Agriculture is the main industry. Sunflowers, wheat are the main crops grown along with some vegetables. Industrial development has sped up in the last decade mainly in the form of textile factories.

Babaeski hosts the annual Babaeski Agricultural Festival in late July to early August where national singers perform.


Population


The population in Babaeski and villages who belong to Babaeski District, are of different background, like Anatolian Turks, Balkan Turks-Muhacir, Yörüks, Amuca tribe, Muslim Megleno-Romanians, Pomaks, Romani people in Turkey and Crimean Tatars, are Cultural Muslims, who belong to the Hanafi school of Sunni Islam.[5][6]


Sights


Some historical sites in Babaeski are:

Babaeski Bridge
Babaeski Bridge



See also


[7]


References


  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  3. Kazhdan, Alexander, ed. (1991), Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, Oxford University Press, p. 317, ISBN 978-0-19-504652-6
  4. Antoninus Pius. Intinerarivm Antonini Avgvsti. Cologne. p. 479.
  5. "Saltikname Ve Saltik Gazi̇ Bağlaminda Babaeski̇ / Babaeski̇ İn the Context of Saltikname and Saltik Ghazi"
  6. "Trakya Halkları - trakyanet".
  7. "Babaeski Köyleri - trakyanet".



На других языках


[de] Babaeski

Babaeski (bulgarisch Бабаески) ist eine türkische Stadt und Hauptort des gleichnamigen Landkreises in der türkischen Provinz Kırklareli nahe der Grenze zu Bulgarien. Sie liegt in der Region Ostthrakien, an den südlichen Hängen des Strandscha-(Yıldız)-Gebirges, rund 25 km von Kırklareli. In der Spätantike trug sie den Namen Burdizon, im Mittelalter Bulgarophygon (wörtlich „Bulgarenflucht“). Murad I. gab der Stadt im Jahre 1359 den Namen "Baba-yı Atik". Der moderne Name Babaeski ist eine irreguläre Türkisierung dieses Namens. Das aus dem Arabischen stammende, veraltete Lehnwort atîk bedeutete u. a. „alt“, diese Bedeutung hat auch das türkische Wort eski. Regulär ins Türkische übertragen müsste der Namen Eski Baba lauten.
- [en] Babaeski

[es] Babaeski

Babaeski es una ciudad y distrito de la provincia de Kırklareli en la región del Marmara de Turquía. Tiene una población de 25.559 habitantes y la superficie total del distrito es de 652 km ².

[ru] Бабаэски

Бабаэски́ (тур. Babaeski) — город и район в провинции Кыркларели (Турция).



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