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Kavakköy

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Country
  
Turkey

Elevation
  
30 m (100 ft)

Postal code
  
17340

Area code
  
0286

District
  
Gelibolu

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Licence plate
  
17

Province
  
Çanakkale

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Kavakköy (Greek: Λευκή Lefkī́) is a village in Gelibolu district of Çanakkale Province. (European side of the province.) It is situated in the East Thracian plains at about 40°36′N 26°53′E. It is close to both the Aegean Sea at the west and the Marmara Sea at the south. The distance to Gelibolu is about 35 kilometres (22 mi). The population of Kavakköy was 2779 as of 2013. The village was founded in 1865. According to the mayor’s page, the town was probably Lizimahiya of the 4th century BC. During Ottoman era the name of the town was Seydikavak.

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References

Kavakköy Wikipedia