Keşan is the name of a district

District

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 of Edirne Province

Edirne Province

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, Turkey

Turkey

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, and also the name of the largest town in the district. Keşan has a population of 54,314 (as of 2010) during the winter; in the summer this increases to 70,000 because of an influx of tourists. The mayor is Mehmet Özcan (CHP

Republican People's Party (Turkey)

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).

Keşan district has borders with 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 ....

 and Uzunköprü

Uzunköprü

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 from north, Malkara

Malkara

Malkara is a town and district of Tekirdağ Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is located at 55 km west of Tekirdağ and 190 km from Istanbul. It covers an area of 1,225 km², which makes the district the largest in Tekirdağ. Population of the town is 25,000 with another...

 from east, Şarköy

Sarköy

Şarköy is a seaside town and district of Tekirdağ Province situated on the north coast of the Marmara Sea in Thrace in Turkey. Şarköy is 86 km west of the town of Tekirdağ, and can be reached either by the inland road or by the winding coast road, which goes on to Gallipoli...

 from southeast, Gelibolu

Gelibolu

Gelibolu, also known as Gallipoli , is the name of a town and a district in Çanakkale Province of the Marmara region, located in Eastern Thrace in the European part of Turkey on the southern shore of the peninsula named after it on the Dardanelles strait, two miles away from Lapseki on the other...

 and Aegean Sea

Aegean Sea

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 from south and Enez

Enez

Enez is a district of Edirne Province, Turkey, as well as the name of the center-town of the district. Its ancient name was Aenus. The mayor is Ahmet Çayır . The population is 3,826 as of 2010....

 from west.

Agriculture

Agriculture

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 and commerce

Commerce

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 are the two most important sources of income

Income

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 in Keşan. Because of its proximity to Greece

Greece

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, there is a daily flow of tourists in and out of the district.

History

Humans have lived in Keşan continuously since the 30th century BC. The first inhabitants were Luvians and Thracians. It was ruled by the Kingdom of Thrace, the Persian Empire, the Kingdom of Macedonia, the Roman Empire, the Bulgarian Kingdom, and the Byzantine Empire before Ottoman domination in second half of 14th century. It was bounded to Province of Rumelia and Province of Kaptanpaşa as part of Gelibolu Sanjak. It was a nahiya center in Enez

Enez

Enez is a district of Edirne Province, Turkey, as well as the name of the center-town of the district. Its ancient name was Aenus. The mayor is Ahmet Çayır . The population is 3,826 as of 2010....

 kaza at first, later was bounded to 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 ....

 kaza. It was bounded to Eyalet of Edirne in 1830.

Keşan became a kaza center in Gelibolu Sanjak at Vilayet of Edirne. It was occupied by Russians in 1829 and in 1878, by Bulgarians between 1912 and 1913 and by Greeks between 1920 and 1922. It was captured and held by the Republic of Turkey in 19 November 1922. Keşan district reached its present borders after the separation of nahiya of Enez in 1953.