Çardak, Çanakkale

Çardak
Town
Çardak Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 40°23′N 26°43′E / 40.383°N 26.717°E / 40.383; 26.717Coordinates: 40°23′N 26°43′E / 40.383°N 26.717°E / 40.383; 26.717
Country	Turkey
Province	Çanakkale Province
District	Lapseki
Elevation	10 m (33 ft)
Population  (2013)
• Total	3,106
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	17810
Area code(s)	0286
Licence plate	17

Çardak is a belde (town) in Çanakkale Province, Turkey

Geography[]

Çardak is in Lapseki district of Çanakkale Province. It is situated in the Anatolian coast of the Çanakkale (Dardanelles) Strait at

40°23′N 26°43′E / 40.383°N 26.717°E / 40.383; 26.717. It is north east of both Lapseki and Çanakkale, the distance to Lapseki is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi)and to Çanakkle is 37 kilometres (23 mi). It is also a ferry terminal to the Rumeli (European portion of Turkey). The population of Çardak was 3144^[1] as of 2013.

History[]

Çardak was founded by Turks in the 14th century as an Anatolian base for the early Ottoman operations in Rumeli. According to mayor's page the town was named by Süleyman Pasha who was the şehzade (prince) and the first Ottoman commander in Rumeli.^{[citation needed]} The oldest buildings in the town belong to a complex (Turkish: Külliye) constructed by Gazi Yakup in 1479 (during the reign of Mehmet II) .

Economy[]

Fishing and agriculture are the two main economic sectors of the town. Tourism is also promising. The beaches of the town are in Kum ada (a small sand island) just in front of Çardak.

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