Tekirdağ

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Tekirdağ, is a city in Turkey. It is a part of the region historically known as Eastern Thrace. Tekirdağ is the capital of Tekirdağ Province. The city population is 972.875. There are honorary consulates of Hungary and Bulgaria in Tekirdağ.Names and etymologyTekirdağ was called Bisanthe or Bysanthe, and also Rhaedestus in classical antiquity. The latter name was used till the Byzantine era, transformed to Rodosçuk after it fell to the Ottomans in the 14th century . After the 18th century it was called Tekfurdağı, based on the Turkish word tekfur, meaning "Byzantine lord". In time, the name mutated into the Turkish Tekirdağ, and this became the official name under the Turkish Republic. The historical name "Rhaedestos" was continuously used till today in Greek Orthodox ecclesiastical context LocationTekirdağ is situated on the northern coast of the Sea of Marmara, 135km west of Istanbul. The picturesque bay of Tekirdağ is enclosed by the great promontory of the mountain which gives its name to the city, Tekir Dağı (ancient Combos), a spur about 2000 ft. that rises into the hilly plateau to the north. Between Tekirdağ and Şarköy is another mountain, Ganos Dağı.