Lüleburgaz
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Lüleburgaz | |
Location of Lüleburgaz within Turkey. | |
Country | Turkey |
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Region | Marmara |
Province | Kırklareli |
Government | |
- Mayor | Emin Halebak |
Population | |
- Total | 130,000 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
- Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Postal code | 39750 |
Area code(s) | 0288 |
Licence plate | 39 |
Website | http://luleburgaz.bel.tr/anasayfa.html |
Lüleburgaz (Thracian: Bergule, Bulgarian: Люлебургас, Greek: Αρκαδιούπολη / Arcadioupolis) is a town and district of Kırklareli Province in the Marmara region of Turkey.
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The city has a population of 98,000 (2008 census) and is the largest town in Kırklareli Province.
Lüleburgaz is known for its sixteenth-century mosque and bridge, both named after the Grand Vizier Sokollu Mehmet Paşa and purportedly designed by the Ottoman chief architect Sinan.
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The Battle of Arcadiopolis (970) saw Byzantine forces defeat an invading Kievan-Pecheneg-Magyar force who were aiming to capture Constantinople, 100 miles to the east. The Battle of Lule-Burgas (1912) was here in the First Balkan War.
Lüleburgaz is the seat of the Roman Catholic titular arch-bishopric of Arcadiopolis in Europa.
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