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İğneada
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İğneada, formerly Thynias (Greek: Θυνίας), is a town (belde) in the Demirköy District, Kırklareli Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,511 (2022). It lies on the Black Sea coast and is approximately south of the Mutludere river which forms the border with Bulgaria. The land is covered by mainly oak forests, typical flora of the Yıldız (Istranca) Mountains. Forestry, fishing and tourism are the main occupations of the town population. The population in East Thrace are of different ethnicities, some originally from Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Yugoslavia, and the Caucasus, including: Turkish peo
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Place details
- Locality
- Demirköy
- Region
- Kırklareli
- Country
- Türkiye
- Population
- 0
- Timezone
- Europe/Istanbul
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Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- municipality
- Turkey place.name
- İğneada
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- Longoz'dan İğneada.jpg
- Turkey place.province
- Kırklareli
- Turkey place.district
- Demirköy
- Turkey place.population_total
- 2511
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
- Turkey place.elevation_m
- 0
- Turkey place.postal_code
- 39650
- Turkey place.area_code
- 0288
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Tahir Işık
- Turkey place.leader_party
- CHP
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Longoz'dan İğneada.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0 288
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- Commons category
- İğneada
- postal code
- 39650
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İğneada, formerly Thynias (Greek: Θυνίας), is a town (belde) in the Demirköy District, Kırklareli Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,511 (2022). It lies on the Black Sea coast and is approximately south of the Mutludere river which forms the border with Bulgaria. The land is covered by mainly oak forests, typical flora of the Yıldız (Istranca) Mountains. Forestry, fishing and tourism are the main occupations of the town population. The population in East Thrace are of different ethnicities, some originally from Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Yugoslavia, and the Caucasus, including: Turkish people (Türkler) Bosniaks (Boşnaklar) Albanians (Arnavutlar) Pomaks (Pomaklar) Gajal (Gacallar) Muhacir (Muhacirler) Tatars (Tatarlar) Hill people (Dağlılar) Vallahades (Patriyotlar) Circassians (Çerkesler) Romani people (Romanlar) Turkmens Amuca tribe (Türkmen Amucalar).
The İğneada Floodplain Forests National Park with its Lake Saka Nature Reserve Area is situated around the town. It harbors one of the few remaining floodplain forests in all of Europe, which is home to many different bird species.
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