Keşan
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Keşan (; ; ; Byzantine Greek: Ρούσιον, Rusion) is a town in Edirne Province, Turkey. It is the seat of Keşan District. Its population is 64,842 (2022). In the summer its population increases because of an influx of tourists. The mayor is Mehmet Özcan (CHP).
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- municipality
- Turkey place.name
- Keşan
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- Kesan Turkey.JPG
- Turkey place.province
- Edirne
- Turkey place.district
- Keşan
- Turkey place.leader_party
- CHP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Mehmet Özcan
- Turkey place.population_total
- 64842
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
- Turkey place.area_code
- 0284
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Keşan (; ; ; Byzantine Greek: Ρούσιον, Rusion) is a town in Edirne Province, Turkey. It is the seat of Keşan District. Its population is 64,842 (2022). In the summer its population increases because of an influx of tourists. The mayor is Mehmet Özcan (CHP).
Agriculture and commerce are the two most important sources of income in Keşan. Because of its proximity to Greece, there is a daily flow of tourists in and out of the district. The local music includes gaida, tupan, and hora dance.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Keşan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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