Çanta (
Turkish, 'bag') is a settlement in the municipality and district of
Silivri
Silivri, formerly Selymbria (Greek language, Greek: Σηλυμβρία), is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 217,163 (2022). It lies along the Sea of Marmara, outsi ...
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Istanbul Province, Turkey. It consists of two neighbourhoods: Çanta Balaban and Çanta Sancaktepe. Its population is 10,201 (2022). Çanta was an independent municipality until it was merged into the municipality of Silivri in 2008.
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Resmî Gazete, 22 March 2008. It is on the Europe
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an side of the city. It is accessible from the state road D.100 that runs from Istanbul
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to Edirne
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Population
See also
* Çanta Wind Farm
Çanta Wind Farm is a 2014 wind power plant consisting of 19 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 47.5 MW. The wind farm is in Çanta in the Silivri district of Istanbul Province, northwestern Turkey.
The wind farm was initially ...
References
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Neighbourhoods of Silivri