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Adrianopolis Edirne (, ), formerly known as Adrianople or Hadrianopolis (Greek: Άδριανούπολις), is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace. Situated from the Greek and from the Bulgarian borders, ...
( el, Ἁδριανούπολις, link=no ''Hadrianoupolis'') may refer to several cities named after
Hadrian Hadrian (; la, Caesar Trâiānus Hadriānus ; 24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. He was born in Italica (close to modern Santiponce in Spain), a Roman ''municipium'' founded by Italic settlers in Hispania B ...
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Europe

*Hadrianopolis, a former quarter of Athens, Greece; see
Arch of Hadrian (Athens) The Arch of Hadrian ( el, Αψίδα του Αδριανού , translit=Apsida tou Adrianou), most commonly known in Greek as Hadrian's Gate ( el, Πύλη του Αδριανού , translit=Pyli tou Adrianou), is a monumental gateway resembling ...
* Hadrianopolis in Epiro, a town and bishopric of ancient Epirus, now Albania * Hadrianopolis in Haemimontus, a former name of Edirne, Turkey * Hadrianopolis (Macedonia), a town of ancient Macedonia, Greece


Asia

*Hadrianopolis in Caria or Stratonicea (Caria), a former name of Eskihisar, Turkey *Hadrianopolis in Cilicia, a former name of
Mersin Mersin (), also known as İçel, is a large city and a port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of Mersin Province, Mersin (İçel) Province. It is made up of four municipalities and dis ...
, Turkey *Hadrianopolis in Lycia, another name of
Olympus (Lycia) Olympus or Olympos ( grc, Ὄλυμπος, ''Ólympos''; la, Olympus) was a city in ancient Lycia. It was situated in a river valley near the coast. Its ruins are located south of the modern town Çıralı in the Kumluca district of Antalya Prov ...
, Turkey *Hadrianopolis in Lydia or
Stratonicea (Lydia) Stratonicea – ( el, Στρατoνικεια, or Στρατονίκεια) also transliterated as Stratoniceia and Stratonikeia, earlier Indi, and later for a time Hadrianapolis – was an ancient city in the valley of the Caicus rive ...
, a former name of Siledik, Turkey *
Hadrianopolis in Paphlagonia Hadrianopolis in Paphlagonia ( grc, Ἁδριανούπολις ἐν Παφλαγονίᾳ) was a city in southwestern Paphlagonia, Asia Minor (modern Turkey), about 3km west of modern Eskipazar. It was inhabited at least from the 1st century ...
, a town and bishopric of ancient Paphlagonia and later Bithynia, now Turkey *Hadrianopolis in Pisidia, a former name of
Şarkikaraağaç Şarkikaraağaç is a town and district of Isparta Province in the Mediterranean region of Anatolia (Asian Turkey). It is the site of Ancient city and bishopric Hadrianopolis in Pisidia, which remains a Latin Catholic titular see. ''Şarki'' means ...
, Turkey *
Hadrianopolis (Pisidia) Hadrianopolis or Hadrianoupolis ( grc, Ἁδριανούπολις), also known as Hadriani, was a town in ancient Pisidia Pisidia (; grc-gre, Πισιδία, ; tr, Pisidya) was a region of ancient Asia Minor located north of Pamphylia, no ...
, a town of ancient Pisidia, now Turkey *
Hadrianopolis in Phrygia Hadrianopolis or Hadrianoupolis ( grc, Ἁδριανούπολις) was a town in ancient Phrygia, built by the emperor Hadrian, between Philomelium and Tyriaeum. It was a bishopric, whose bishop attended the Council of Chalcedon and the Second ...
, a town and bishopric of ancient Phrygia, now Turkey *Hadrianopolis in Pontus, a former name of
Amasya Amasya () is a city in northern Turkey and is the capital of Amasya Province, in the Black Sea Region. It was called Amaseia or Amasia in antiquity."Amasya" in ''The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th e ...
, Turkey *Hadrianopolis in Pontus, a former name of Niksar, Turkey *Hadrianopolis in Syria, a former name of Palmyra, Syria


Africa

*Hadrianopolis in Africa, a former name of
Carthage Carthage was the capital city of Ancient Carthage, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classi ...
, Tunisia *Hadrianopolis in Cyrenaica, a former name of
Deriana Deriana or Daryanah ( ar, دريانة) is a town in the Benghazi District, of the Cyrenaica region in northeastern Libya. It is located 32 km (20 mi) east of Benghazi. The town's name probably came from the ancient Roman city Hadrianop ...
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