Erdek

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Erdek
Erdek is located in Turkey
Erdek
Erdek
Coordinates: 40°23′55″N 27°47′35″E / 40.39861°N 27.79306°E / 40.39861; 27.79306Coordinates: 40°23′55″N 27°47′35″E / 40.39861°N 27.79306°E / 40.39861; 27.79306
Country Turkey
ProvinceBalıkesir
Area
[1]
 • District332.53 km2 (128.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
21,042
 • District
32,958
 • District density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Gulf of Erdek

Erdek (formerly Artàke, Greek: Αρτάκη[3]) is a town and district of Balıkesir Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The population was 34,000 in 2010. Located on the north coast of Gulf of Erdek at the south of the Sea of Marmara, Erdek is known as a holiday destination that is popular among domestic tourists. The area has a rugged geology and topography and evergreen wooded areas. There are also large olive groves.

History[]

Main article: Artace (Mysia)

It was a colony of Miletus.[4][3] It revolted together with other Greek cities against the Persian Empire during the Ionian Revolt, but it was burnt by the Persians. Most probably it was not rebuilt after the destruction during the ancient times, because Strabo does not mentioned it.[3] Later, the town was inhabited chiefly after the abandonment of nearby Cyzicus in the early Middle Ages. Briefly, in the late 7th century, it hosted a Cypriot refugee population including the island's archbishop, and was known as Nova Justiniana. During the Ottoman period, Erdek was the center of a kaza in the Sanjak of Karasi. According to the Ottoman General Census of 1881/82–1893, the kaza of Erdek had a total population of 33,007, consisting of 29,165 Greeks, 3,070 Muslims, 300 Jews, 18 Armenians and 454 foreign citizens.[5]

Twin towns — sister cities[]

Erdek is twinned with:

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. ^ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, Artace
  4. ^ Pliny the Elder, The Natural History
  5. ^ Kemal Karpat (1985), Ottoman Population, 1830-1914, Demographic and Social Characteristics, The University of Wisconsin Press, p. 132-133
  6. ^ Sister/Twin Cities of Balıkesir Province

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