Karaağaç is a settlement in the İpsala

Ipsala

İpsala is a town and district of Edirne Province in northwestern Turkey. It is the location of one of the main border checkpoints between Greece and Turkey. The Greek town opposite İpsala is Kipoi. The population is 8,332 and 30,112 ....

 District of Edirne Province

Edirne Province

Edirne Province is the westernmost province of Turkey, located in Eastern Thrace along the Greek and Bulgarian border. The city's wealth, population and importance increased after it was declared as the capital city of the Ottoman Empire...

 in northwestern Turkey

Turkey

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. It was a part of the defensive line Lüleburgaz

Lüleburgaz

Lüleburgaz, is a town and district of Kırklareli Province in the Marmara region of Turkey.-Facts:The city has a population of 100,412 and is the largest town in Kırklareli Province....

 - Karaağaç - Bunarhisar in the First Balkan War

First Balkan War

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At the border to Greece

Greece

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 opposite Kastanies

Kastanies

Kastanies , older form Kastania, is a town located in northern part of the peripheral unit of Evros, Greece, and is part of the municipal unit of Vyssa. It is situated by the Evros River which forms the border with Turkey.-Geography:...

, Karaağaç is located on the river Maritsa

Maritsa

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 and serves as the last train stop in Turkey to Europe

Europe

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. The state road connects Karaağaç to Kastanies. In 1890, a large train station was built in Karaağaç on the left bank the river. The Turkish State Railways

Turkish State Railways

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 (TCDD) constructed in 1971 a new train station at the opposite side abandoning the former one, which is now used as the administrative building of Trakya University

Trakya University

Trakya University , aka University of Thrace, established on July 20, 1982, is a state university located in Edirne, at Turkey's European part Eastern Thrace....

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