Kepez is a seaside town (''
belde Belde (literally "town", also known as ''kasaba'') means "large village with a municipality" in Turkish.
All Turkish province centers and district centers have municipalities, but the villages (and also subdistricts) are usually too small to have ...
'') in the
Çanakkale District
Çanakkale District (also: ''Merkez'', meaning "central") is a district of the Çanakkale Province of Turkey. Its seat is the city of Çanakkale.[Çanakkale Province
Çanakkale Province ( tr, ) is a province of Turkey, located in the northwestern part of the country. It takes its name from the city of Çanakkale.
Like Istanbul, Çanakkale province has a European (Thrace) and an Asian (Anatolia) part. The Eu ...]
, Turkey.
Belde Belediyesi
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023. Its population is 35,390 (2022).[ The town has its own municipality which was established in 1992.
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Geography
Kepez is located 3 kilometers south from Çanakkale
Çanakkale (pronounced ), ancient ''Dardanellia'' (), is a city and seaport in Turkey in Çanakkale province on the southern shore of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. The population of the city is 195,439 (2021 estimate).
Çanakkale is ...
city center. It is on the main Ä°zmir
Ä°zmir ( , ; ), also spelled Izmir, is a metropolitan city in the western extremity of Anatolia, capital of the province of the same name. It is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara and the second largest urban agglo ...
to Çanakkale highway, the D.550. Kepez has a port.
Population
Kepez is a rapidly growing town, made up of predominantly new housing in the form of apartment blocks.
Facilities
There is a water park in Kepez and it has its own beach area and a sea front promenade with restaurants, cafes and a picnic area. The town has a municipality building, a large park and picnic area and playground for children as well as a small park in the centre which has a couple of small tea houses. There are some supermarkets and small shops and many small restaurants. The area is served with a central taxi point and is on the Çanakkale bus route with regular connections to the city centre. Kepez has a covered market which is open every Monday.
Kepez has a large dental centre, social services centre and two hospitals nearby. The Turhan Mildon Culture and Craft Centre organizes regular events. There is a sports stadium and a chess club.
References
Towns in Turkey
Populated places in Çanakkale Province
Çanakkale District
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