Demirköy District is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of the
Kırklareli Province
Kırklareli Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province in northwestern Turkey on the west coast of the Black Sea. The province neighbours Bulgaria to the north along a long border. It borders the province of Edirne to the west and the provinc ...
of
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Its seat is the town of
Demirköy at the Istranca/
Yildiz Mountains at the foot of the
Mahya Dağı
Mount Mahya (; ) (1031 m) is a mountain peak in Turkey. It is the highest peak of the Strandzha Massif (Yıldız Mountains) and also the European part of Turkey.
Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat, also known as Masis or Mount Ağrı, is a snow-ca ...
.
[İlçe Belediyesi]
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023. Its area is 893 km
2, and its population is 8,961 (2022). The population of different background merged, and are now called simple
Hill people
Hill people, also referred to as mountain people, is a general term for people who live in the hills and mountains.
This includes all rugged land above and all land (including plateaus) above elevation.
The climate is generally harsh, with s ...
(''Dağlılar''). It was a significant industrial hub in the 15th century due to its iron and copper ore processing,with the Demirköy foundry supplying cannonballs for the ottoman conquest of Istanbul in 1453.
Demirköy Mountains
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Mahya Dağı
Mount Mahya (; ) (1031 m) is a mountain peak in Turkey. It is the highest peak of the Strandzha Massif (Yıldız Mountains) and also the European part of Turkey.
Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat, also known as Masis or Mount Ağrı, is a snow-ca ...
(1031 m) is the Highest mountain, followed by:
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*Karamanbayır Tepesi (995 m)
*Boyunduruk Tepesi (973 m)
*Fatmakaya Tepesi (901 m)
*Kaynak Tepesi (898 m)
*Paraşüt Tepesi (883 m)
*Meşe Tepesi (872 m)
*Haydut Tepesi (860 m)
*Sivritepe (851 m)
*Kaletepe (846 m)
*Bıçkı Tepesi (726 m)
*Çavuştepe (726 m)
*Dalyantepe (725 m)
*Karakoltepe (719 m)
*Bocalar Tepe (680 m)
*Ceviz Tepe (675 m)
*Yangınkulesi Tepe (629 m)
*Yeltepe (618 m)
*Topkoru Tepe (592 m)
*Soğuksu Tepesi (567 m)
*Büyükbezirgan Tepe (412 m)
*Kocataş Tepesi (281 m)
*Koca Tepe (207 m)
References
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Districts of Kırklareli Province
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