İbriktepe

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İbriktepe
İbriktepe is located in Turkey
İbriktepe
İbriktepe
Location of İbriktepe in Turkey
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Country  Turkey
Region Marmara Region
Province Edirne
District İpsala
Government
 • Mayor Galip Gören (CHP)
Population (2012)[1]
 • Total 1,492
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 22xxx
Area code(s) +(90) 284

İbriktepe (Albanian: Qyteza) is a town in the district of İpsala, Edirne Province in northwestern Turkey. Situated at the Turkey-Greece border, the village is 25 km (16 mi) away from İpsala and 100 km (62 mi) far from Edirne. Population of İbriktepe is 1.492 as 2012.[2]

İbriktepe is famous for having been the birthplace of Albanian politician and founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church, Fan Noli. At the time of Noli's birth a small Albanian-speaking Greek Orthodox community[3] lived in the town.[2][4] A bust of him was placed in the town in January 2011.[5]

References

  1. İbriktepe Belediyesi, yerel.net.
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  3. http://www.nisanyanmap.com/?y=ibriktepe&t=&lv=1&u=1&ua=0
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