Karaağaç, Edirne
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- For other places named Qaraağac/Karaağaç/Karagatch, see Qaraağac (disambiguation).
Karaağaç | |
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Country | Turkey |
Region | Marmara Region |
Province | Edirne |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 22050 |
Karaağaç (Greek: Ορεστιάδα, called Orestias during the Greek rule of the town (1920-1923), is a suburb of Edirne in northwestern Turkey.
At the border with Greece opposite Kastanies, Karaağaç is located 4 km southwest from the center of Edirne and across the river Maritsa. In 1890, a large railway station was built in Karaağaç and served the city becoming the last train stop in Turkey to Europe. The Turkish State Railways (TCDD) constructed in 1971 a new railway station at the opposite side of the river, abandoning the former one which is now used as the administrative building of Trakya University.[1]
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