Çardak, Çanakkale

Çardak
Çardak
Municipality
	Çardak Location in Turkey Çardak Çardak (Marmara)
	Coordinates: 40°23′N 26°43′E / 40.383°N 26.717°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Çanakkale
District	Lapseki
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population (2021)	3,705
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	17810
Area code	0286

Çardak is a town (belde) in the Lapseki District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey.^[2] Its population is 3,705 (2021).^[1]

Geography

Çardak is situated on the Anatolian coast of the Çanakkale (Dardanelles) Strait. It is north east of both Lapseki and Çanakkale, the distance to Lapseki is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) and to Çanakkale is 37 kilometres (23 mi). It is also a ferry terminal to the Rumeli (European portion of Turkey).

History

Çardak was founded by Turks in the 14th century as an Anatolian base for the early Ottoman operations in Rumeli. According to mayor's page the town was named by Süleyman Pasha who was the şehzade (prince) and the first Ottoman commander in Rumeli.^{[citation needed]} The oldest buildings in the town belong to a complex (Turkish: Külliye) constructed by Gazi Yakup in 1479 (during the reign of Mehmet II) .

Economy

Fishing and agriculture are the two main economic sectors of the town. Tourism is also promising. The beaches of the town are in Kum ada (a small sand island) just in front of Çardak.

References

^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ Belde Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

External links

Official website

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[tuik-1] "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

[2] Belde Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

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