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'''Adrianople (Edirne)''' is a city in [[Eastern Thrace]], the westernmost part of Turkey, close to the borders with [[Greece]] and Bulgaria. It has a population of 119,298 ([[2000]] census).

The city was founded eponymously by the Roman Emperor Hadrian on the site of a previous Thracian settlement known as Uskadama, Uskudama or Uskodama. Conquered by the Ottoman Empire in [[1362]], the city served as the Ottoman capital from [[1365]] until [[1453]]. Edirne is the capital of Edirne Province and its estimated population in [[2002]] was 128,400.

The Selimiye Mosque, built by Sultan Selim II in [[1575]] and designed by Ottoman master architect Sinan, has the highest minarets in Turkey, at 70.9 meters.

The area around Edirne has been the site of no fewer than 15 major battles or sieges, from the days of the [[ancient Greeks]]. In particular, the catastrophic defeat of the Roman Emperor Valens by the Visigoths took place nearby, and the city was a vital fortress defending Ottoman Constantinople and Eastern Thrace during the [[Balkan Wars]] of 1912-13. The city was, however, occupied by the Russians in [[1829]] and [[1878]], and by the Bulgarians in [[1913]].

The city initially took its name after its founder, and the usage remains current in Greek, though the Turks commonly use '''Edirne''' or '''Edreneh''', and the Slavs '''Odrin''' or '''Jedren'''; all of these are probably adapted forms of the name ''Hadrian''.

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	The area around Edirne has been the site of no fewer than 15 major battles or sieges, from the days of the [[ancient Greeks]]. In particular, the catastrophic defeat of the Roman Emperor Valens by the Visigoths took place nearby, and the city was a vital fortress defending Ottoman Constantinople and Eastern Thrace during the [[Balkan Wars]] of 1912-13. The city was, however, occupied by the Russians in [[1829]] and [[1878]], and by the Bulgarians in [[1913]].		The area around Edirne has been the site of no fewer than 15 major battles or sieges, from the days of the [[ancient Greeks]]. In particular, the catastrophic defeat of the Roman Emperor Valens by the Visigoths took place nearby, and the city was a vital fortress defending Ottoman Constantinople and Eastern Thrace during the [[Balkan Wars]] of 1912-13. The city was, however, occupied by the Russians in [[1829]] and [[1878]], and by the Bulgarians in [[1913]].
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		+	On [[July 25]], [[1920]] (July 12 OS), the city was liberated by the Greek Army. On the following day, [[King Alexander]] entered the city, starting a 6-day visit. Adrianople returned to Turkish rule after the [[Asia Minor Disaster]] of [[1922]].

	The city initially took its name after its founder, and the usage remains current in Greek, though the Turks commonly use '''Edirne''' or '''Edreneh''', and the Slavs '''Odrin''' or '''Jedren'''; all of these are probably adapted forms of the name ''Hadrian''.		The city initially took its name after its founder, and the usage remains current in Greek, though the Turks commonly use '''Edirne''' or '''Edreneh''', and the Slavs '''Odrin''' or '''Jedren'''; all of these are probably adapted forms of the name ''Hadrian''.

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 *[[Nikolaos Zachariadis]], one-time chairman of the [[Communist Party of Greece]]
 *[[Konstantinos Kourtidis]], writer
 *[[Mehmet II]], Turkish sultan during the [[Fall of Constantinople]]
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 *[[Nikolaos Zachariadis]], one-time chairman of the [[Communist Party of Greece]]
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	The city initially took its name after its founder, and the usage remains current in Greek, though the Turks commonly use '''Edirne''' or '''Edreneh''', and the Slavs '''Odrin''' or '''Jedren'''; all of these are probably adapted forms of the name ''Hadrian''.		The city initially took its name after its founder, and the usage remains current in Greek, though the Turks commonly use '''Edirne''' or '''Edreneh''', and the Slavs '''Odrin''' or '''Jedren'''; all of these are probably adapted forms of the name ''Hadrian''.
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		+	==Persons==
		+	*[[Nikolaos Zachariadis]], one-time chairman of the [[Communist Party of Greece]]