Biga, Çanakkale

Municipality in Çanakkale, Turkey

40°13′41″N 27°14′32″E / 40.22806°N 27.24222°E / 40.22806; 27.24222CountryTurkeyProvinceÇanakkaleDistrictBigaGovernment

• MayorBülent Erdoğan (AKP)Elevation

21 m (69 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

57,125Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Area code0286Websitewww.biga.bel.tr

Biga is a city in Çanakkale Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is located on the Biga River, 90 kilometres (56 miles) northeast from Çanakkale city centre. It is the seat of Biga District.^[2] Its population is 57,125 (2021).^[1] The town lies at an elevation of 21 m (69 ft).^[3] The center of COMU Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences is in Biga.

History

Within the area of Biga (at Karabiga) is the site of the ancient city of Pegaea (Greek: Πηγαία), also known as Pegae or Pegai (Πηγαί, "the Springs") until late Byzantine times (in Crusader sources it is also known as Spiga^[4]). Archaeologists have not yet established how far back the site has been occupied.^[5] In ancient times, Pegaea, located on the plain of Adrastea on the border between the Troad and Mysia, was sometimes included as part of one and sometimes the other. Since coming under Ottoman rule in 1364 it has been known as Biga. Under the Ottomans, it was the seat of a sanjak.

Tourism

Among the tourist sites in the district are the Ilıcabashı spa, Parion (Kemer), Priapos (Karabiga castle)^[5]

International relations

Biga is twinned with:

Xanthi, Greece (since 2000)^[6]

Gallery

Biga panorama from Balıkkaya
Kocakum shores in Karabiga
Biga Çayı (Granicus River) in Biga

References

^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Biga, Turkey". Retrieved 2 March 2023.
^ TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi
^ ^a ^b "Başmakçı Kültür (Bashmakchi Culture)"
^ "Twinnings". Central Union of Municipalities & Communities of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2013-08-25.