Gümüşçay (former ) is a town (''
belde'') in the
Biga District
Biga District is a Districts of Turkey, district of the Çanakkale Province of Turkey. Its seat is the city of Biga, Çanakkale, Biga. ,
Çanakkale Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,123 (2021).
It is situated in the
Anatolian portion of the province south of
Marmara Sea coast. The distance to Biga is . The settlement was an
Ottoman district center named Güvercinli. The mosque of Gümüşçay, the Nasuh Çelebi mosque was built during the reign of
Mahmut I (1730-1754). The settlement was declared a seat of township in 1949. The main economic sector of the town is agriculture.
References
Populated places in Çanakkale Province
Towns in Turkey
Biga District
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