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Hayrabolu

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Country
  
Turkey

Post code
  
59400

Local time
  
Saturday 2:55 PM

Elevation
  
81 m (266 ft)

Website
  
www.hayrabolu.bel.tr

Province
  
Tekirdağ Province

Hayrabolu

Weather
  
13°C, Wind SW at 26 km/h, 52% Humidity

Hayrabolu (Chariòpolis, Χαριόπολη in Greek) is a town and district of Tekirdağ Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. As of 2013 the mayor is Hasan İrtem of the (Democratic Party).

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Map of Hayrabolu, 59400 Hayrabolu%2FTekirda%C4%9F, Turkey

History

Hayrabolu is one of the oldest settled areas of Thrace. Its old name was "Chariupolis" (Hanri-polis: The windy city). Turks first conquered it in 1357, it was soon taken back by the Byzantines. In 1368, during the period of Sultan Murad I, it was conquered for the second and the last time. Families chosen from different districts of Anatolia, especially from Kayseri and Sivas, were settled in and around Hayrabolu, the name of which was changed first to Hayrı-bol and finally to Hayrabolu.

Today

Today Hayrabolu is a small market town serving the countryside around it. There is a military base here. There is a Romani community of long standing.

References

Hayrabolu Wikipedia