Biga, Çanakkale

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Biga
District
Central square in Biga
Location of Biga within Turkey.
Biga Location of Biga
Coordinates: 40°14′N 27°15′E / 40.233°N 27.250°E / 40.233; 27.250
Country	Turkey
Region	Marmara
Province	Çanakkale
Government
• Governor	Fatih Genel
• Mayor	Mehmet Özkan (AKP)
Area[1]
• District	1,353.69 km2 (522.66 sq mi)
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Population (2012)[2]
• Urban	40,637
• District	83,594
• District density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	17xxx
Area code(s)	286
Licence plate	17
Website	www.biga.gov.tr www.biga.bel.tr

Biga is a town and district of Çanakkale Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is located on the Biga River, 90 kilometres (56 miles) northeast from Çanakkale city centre. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 80,982 of which 37,196 live in the town of Biga.^[3][4] The district covers an area of 1,354 km² (523 sq mi),^[5] and the town lies at an elevation of 21 m (69 ft).

The center of COMU Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences is in Biga.

History[edit]

Biga is the site of the ancient city of Pegaea (Πηγαία in Ancient Greek), also known as Pegae or Pegai (Πηγαί, "the Springs") until late Byzantine times. Archaeologists have not yet established how far back the site has been occupied.^[6] 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.

Tourism[edit]

Among the tourist sites in the district are the Ilıcabashı spa, Parion (Kemerd), Priapos (Karabiga castle)^[6]

International relations[edit]

Twin towns – Sister cities[edit]

Biga is twinned with:

• Xanthi, Greece (since 2000)^[7]

See also[edit]

• Biga Çayı

Image gallery[edit]

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  Biga panorama from Balıkkaya

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  Kocakum shores in Karabiga

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  Biga Çayı (Granicus River) in Biga

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

• Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Biga, Turkey". Retrieved 2009-04-24. 

External links[edit]

Media related to Biga at Wikimedia Commons

• District governor's official website (Turkish)
• Road map of Biga and environs
• Detailed map of Biga district of Çanakkale
• Various images of Biga, Çanakkale
• Various images of Karabiga in Biga, Çanakkale
• Information on Biga (Turkish)

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Coordinates: 40°13′41″N 27°14′32″E / 40.22806°N 27.24222°E / 40.22806; 27.24222