KeÅŸan

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Keşan ( Кешан Bulgarian, Greek Kissos ) is a town in the Turkish province of Edirne. It is located near the Greek-Turkish border in Thrace, at the intersection of highways Edirne - Istanbul- Gallipoli and Alexandroupolis. The city has 54 189 inhabitants. The eastern side of Keşan, direction Malkara and Şarköy, is characterized by a hilly and rugged landscape while in the Meric River level (Greek Evros ) extend miles of rice fields.

Historical sites and attractions of the area

• Ainos, today Enos, an ancient city located at the Meric River Delta.
• Lysimachia, ancient city, 309 BC founded by Lysimachus near the Thracian Chersonese peninsula.
• Near the village Kayak the Battle of Lysimachaia took place, Antigonus II Gonatas of the victory over the Celtic Galatians.
• Kypasis ( Cypasis ), an archaeological site nearby.
• Şarköy, local Turkish resort town on the Sea of ​​Marmara.
• Beaches on the Bay of Saros.