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{{Short description|Province in northwestern Turkey}}
{{Expand Turkish|Çanakkale (il)|date=December 2009}}
{{Infobox Turkey place
| type                 = province
| name                 = 
| other_name           = Çanakkale ili
| image_skyline        = Çanakkale kolaj.jpg
| image_caption        = 
| image_shield         = 
| image_map            = Canakkale in Turkey.svg
| map_caption          = Location of the province within Turkey
| seat                 = [[Çanakkale]]
| coordinates          = {{Coord|40|02|27|N|26|33|37|E|region:TR-17_type:adm1st|display=title,inline}}
| leader_name          = İlhami Aktaş
| area_footnotes       = 
| area_total_km2       = 9817
| leader_title         = [[Governor of Çanakkale|Governor]]
| elevation_m          = 
| population_footnotes = <ref name=tuik/>
| population_total     = 559383
| population_as_of     = 2022
| area_code            = 0286
| blank1_name          = [[ISO 3166-2:TR|ISO code]]
| blank1_info          = TR-17
| website              = {{url|http://www.canakkale.gov.tr/}}
}}

'''Çanakkale Province''' ({{langx|tr|{{italics correction|Çanakkale ili}}}}) is a [[Provinces of Turkey|province]] of [[Turkey]], located in the northwestern part of the country. It takes its name from the city of [[Çanakkale]]. Its area is 9,817&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.harita.gov.tr/uploads/files-folder/il_ilce_alanlari.xlsx|title=İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri|publisher=General Directorate of Mapping|access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref> and its population is 559,383 (2022).<ref name=tuik>{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports|url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=en |access-date=19 September 2023|publisher=[[TÜİK]]|language=en|format=XLS}}</ref>
[[File:1915 Çanakkale Bridge1.JPG|thumb|[[1915 Çanakkale Bridge]]]]
Like [[Istanbul Province|Istanbul]], Çanakkale province has a [[Europe]]an ([[Thrace]]) and an [[Asia]]n ([[Anatolia]]) part. The European part is formed by the [[Gallipoli]] (Gelibolu) peninsula, while the Asian part is largely coterminous with the historic region of [[Troad]] in [[Anatolia]]. They are separated by the [[Dardanelles]] strait, connecting the [[Sea of Marmara]] and the [[Aegean Sea]].

The archaeological site of [[Troy]] is found in the Çanakkale province, near the village [[Tevfikiye, Çanakkale|Tevfikiye]].

[[Çanakkale District]] is the most populous district of the province. The European and Asian parts of the province were connected to each other with the completion of the [[Çanakkale 1915 Bridge]] in March 2022.

==History==
In the early Turkish Republic, the Çanakkale Province came into existence with the abolition of the Ottoman-era ''[[sanjak]]s'' of [[Sanjak of Biga|Biga]] and [[Sanjak of Gelibolu|Gelibolu]]. According to a population census in 1927, [[Çanakkale]] had 8,500 inhabitants, except its neighbouring villages. It is recorded that Çanakkale, which was also called as "Hellespontos" and "Dardanelles" in ancient times, has accommodated many civilizations for about 3,000 years. Even the Archaic Troy (Troia) city, formerly governed by Lydians and destroyed by the devastating earthquake in 2500 BC, has ruins surviving to today. In 336 BC, the [[Persian Empire]], which became the crucial power in [[Anatolia]], was conquered by [[Alexander the Great]]. Also with the ruin of the Anatolian beylik of Karesi, most of the territory of Çanakkale was conquered in the Ottoman era, with the assistance of the castles in remuneration for helping to Byzantine Empire, locating Gelibolu. Afterwards, the Çanakkale strait was given to the Ottoman Empire.

The province was included in the [[Second Inspectorate General (Turkey)|Second Inspectorate General]] on the 19 February 1934 which span over the provinces of [[Edirne province|Edirne]], Çanakkale, [[Kırklareli Province|Kırklareli]], [[Tekirdağ Province|Tekirdağ]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Cagaptay|first=Soner|title=Islam, Secularism, and Nationalism in Modern Turkey; Who is a Turk|publisher=Routledge|year=2006|pages=47}}</ref> It was ruled by an [[Inspector general|Inspector General]] who had wide-ranging authorities over civilian, military and educational matters.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Pekesen|first=Berna|title=The Heritage of Edirne in Ottoman and Turkish Times: Continuities, Disruptions and Reconnections|date=16 December 2019|publisher=Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG|isbn=978-3-11-063908-7|editor-last=Florian|editor-first=Riedler|pages=423–424|language=en|editor-last2=Kravietz|editor-first2=Birgit}}</ref> The office of the Inspectorate-General was abandoned in 1948<ref name=":02">{{Cite book|last=Bayir|first=Derya|title=Minorities and Nationalism in Turkish Law|date=2016-04-22|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-09579-8|page=141|language=en}}</ref> but the legal framework of the [[Inspectorates-General (Turkey)|Inspectorate-Generals]] was only abolished in 1952, under the Government of the [[Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1961)|Democrat Party]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bozarslan|first=Hamit|title=The Cambridge History of Turkey|date=2008-04-17|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-62096-3|editor-last=Fleet|editor-first=Kate|pages=343|language=en|editor-last2=Faroqhi|editor-first2=Suraiya|editor-last3=Kasaba|editor-first3=Reşat|editor-last4=Kunt|editor-first4=I. Metin}}</ref>

==Agriculture==
The province of Çanakkale is a notable region for [[viticulture]] and [[winemaking]] in Turkey. The region between [[Saros Gulf]] and [[Gelibolu]] on the Gallipoli peninsula is cultivated with vineyards.<ref name="h1"/> Wine producer "Suvla" is located in [[Suvla]].<ref name="cr"/>

==Environment==
{{As of|2020||df=}} several of [[List of active coal fired power stations in Turkey|the country's coal fired power stations]] are here,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sivilsayfalar.org/2020/02/03/polluted-air-takes-more-lives-than-traffic-accidents/|title=Polluted Air Takes More Lives Than Traffic Accidents|date=2020-02-03|website=Sivil Sayfalar|language=tr-TR|access-date=2020-02-10}}</ref> some with smokestack filters which do not meet regulations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.enerjiportali.com/mmo-baskani-termik-santraller-ile-ilgili-bir-basin-aciklamasi-yapti/|title=MMO Başkanı, Termik Santraller İle İlgili Bir Basın Açıklaması Yaptı|last=Başkanı|first=M. M. O.|last2=ki|first2=Termik Santraller İle İlgili Bir Basın Açıklaması Yaptı-Kararara Haber – Güncel Hukuk Haberleri dedi|date=2020-01-24|website=Enerji Portalı|language=tr|access-date=2020-02-10}}</ref>

== Districts ==

[[File:Çanakkale location districts.svg|thumb|upright=2]]

Çanakkale province is divided into 12 [[Districts of Turkey|districts]], including the capital district Çanakkale (or Merkez):<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.citypopulation.de/en/turkey/admin/ |title = Turkey: Administrative Division |date = 12 Feb 2023 |website = City Population |access-date = 26 Oct 2023}}</ref>

{{sort under}}{{table alignment}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under col1left col2left" {{right}}
! District
! Continent
! Population
! Area<br/>km<sup>2</sup>
! Density<br/>/km<sup>2</sup>
|-
| [[Ayvacık District, Çanakkale|Ayvacık]] || Asia || 34,549 || 872 || 39.6
|-
| [[Bayramiç District|Bayramiç]] || Asia || 28,952 || 1,085 || 26.7
|-
| [[Biga District|Biga]] || Asia || 92,180 || 1,266 || 72.8
|-
| [[Bozcaada, Çanakkale|Bozcaada]] || Asia || 3,120 || 37 || 83.3
|-
| [[Çan District|Çan]] || Asia || 47,954 || 876 || 54.7
|-
| [[Çanakkale District|Çanakkale]] || Asia || 197,841 || 1,029 || 192.3
|-
| [[Eceabat District|Eceabat]] || Europe || 8,684 || 416 || 20.9
|-
| [[Ezine District|Ezine]] || Asia || 31,848 || 768 || 41.5
|-
| [[Gelibolu District|Gelibolu]] || Europe || 43,984 || 830 || 53.0
|-
| [[Gökçeada District|Gökçeada]] || Europe || 10,348 || 283 || 36.6
|-
| [[Lapseki District|Lapseki]] || Asia || 29,336 || 867 || 33.8
|-
| [[Yenice District, Çanakkale|Yenice]] || Asia || 30,587 || 1,476 || 20.7
|-
| ''Europe (3 districts)'' ||  || 63,016 || 1,528 || 41.2
|-
| ''Asia (9 districts)'' ||  || 496,367 || 8,276 || 60.0
|-
| '''Total''' ||  || 559,383 || 9,804 || 57.1
|}
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==Gallery==
<gallery widths="200px" heights="200px">
File:Havadan cnk.jpg|Çanakkale
File:Çanakkale Trojan Horse.jpg|Çanakkale Trojan Horse
File:Çanakkale Şehitler Abidesi.jpg|Çanakkale Martyrs' Monument
File:Canakkale ferry.JPG|A ferry going from the town of Çanakkale to Gallipoli peninsula
File:Çanakkale10.jpg|A view of Çanakkale from the Dardanelles
File:Çanakkale3.jpg|Historical clock tower in Çanakkale town center
File:View of Anzac Cove - Gallipoli Peninsula - Dardanelles - Turkey - 01 (5734713946).jpg|Anzac Cove of Gallipoli Peninsula
File:Assos.jpg|Ruins of the Temple of Athena, in [[Assos]]
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[List of populated places in Çanakkale Province]]

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="h1">{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/index/ArsivNews.aspx?id=324621 |newspaper=[[Hürriyet]] |title=İşte Türkiye'nin şaraplık üzüm haritası |author=Akyol, Cahit |date=2005-06-04|language=tr |accessdate=2015-07-28 }}</ref>
<ref name="cr">{{cite web |url=http://www.canakkaleninrehberi.com/?Syf=18&Hbr=356848 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309071613/http://www.canakkaleninrehberi.com/?Syf=18&Hbr=356848 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 9, 2016 |publisher=Çanakkale'nin Rehberi |title=Çanakkale'den Yepyeni Bir Şarap Markası: 'Suvla' |language=tr |accessdate=2015-07-28 }}</ref>
}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{In lang|tr|cap=yes}} [http://www.canakkale.gov.tr Çanakkale governor's official website]
* {{In lang|tr|cap=yes}} [http://www.canakkale.bel.tr Çanakkale Belediyesi]
* {{In lang|tr|cap=yes}} [http://canakkale.com Çanakkale]
* {{In lang|en|cap=yes}} [https://mgm.gov.tr/eng/forecast-cities.aspx?m=CANAKKALE Çanakkale weather forecast information]
* {{In lang|tr|cap=yes}} [https://kmhesaplama.com/canakkale/gokceada/ Gökçeada]
* {{In lang|tr|cap=yes}} [https://trharitasi.com/canakkale/gokceada Gökçeada Nerede]

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