Enez

Enez is a town in Edirne Province, in East Thrace, Turkey. The ancient name of the town was Ainos (), Latinised as Aenus. It is the seat of Enez District. Its population is 4,301 (2022). The mayor is Özkan Günenç (CHP).

Key facts

Turkey place.type: municipality
Turkey place.name: Enez
Turkey place.image_skyline: Enez - panoramio (5).jpg
Turkey place.province: Edirne
Turkey place.district: Enez
Turkey place.leader_party: CHP
Turkey place.leader_name: Özkan Günenç
Turkey place.population_total: 4301
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2022
Turkey place.area_code: 0284

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Population: 10886
Elevation: 10
Official website: www.enez.bel.tr

Show 4 more facts

Commons category: Enez
urban population: 4191
rural population: 9942
name in kana: エネズ

Sources (5)

via Wikidata · CC0

~12 min read

Article

13 sections

Contents

Location
History
Antiquity
Byzantine period
Ottoman period
Modern period
Attractions
Ecclesiastical history
Notable people
See also
References
Sources
External links

Enez consists of an old town centre, backing on to the Meriç/Evros river forming the border with neighbouring Greece; the harbour and Pırlanta Beach, 3 km southwest across the lagoon; and Altınkum Sahili (Golden Sands Beach), another 2 km south, which has been developed as a resort strip mainly catering for domestic tourists.