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.

In 1355 Enez became a possession (under Gattilusi's control) of the republic of Genoa. In 1456 the town was taken by the Turkish Sultan Mehmed II, along with the majority of Genoa's other Aegean possessions.

The town of Enez is located on the southern shore of the river Meriç, where its estuary broadens to meet the Aegean Sea in the Gulf of Saros. Enez occupies a ridge of rock surrounded by broad marshes. The town's population numbers at around 4000. Its festivals and clear beaches make it famous.

[edit] External links

• Official website of Enez

v • d • e Enez in Edirne Province (in the Marmara region) of Turkey Urban districts Edirne Rural districts Enez - Havsa - İpsala - Keşan - Lalapaşa - Meriç - Süloğlu - Uzunköprü Regions Provinces Aegean Afyonkarahisar - Aydın - Denizli - İzmir - Kütahya - Manisa - Muğla - Uşak Black Sea Amasya - Artvin - Bartın - Bayburt - Bolu - Çorum - Düzce - Giresun - Gümüşhane - Karabük - Kastamonu - Ordu - Rize - Samsun - Sinop - Tokat - Trabzon - Zonguldak Central Anatolia Aksaray - Ankara - Çankırı - Eskişehir - Karaman - Kayseri - Kırıkkale - Kırşehir - Konya - Nevşehir - Niğde - Sivas - Yozgat Eastern Anatolia Ağrı - Ardahan -Bingöl - Bitlis - Elâzığ - Erzincan - Erzurum - Hakkâri - Iğdır - Kars - Malatya - Muş - Siirt - Tunceli - Van Marmara Balıkesir - Bilecik - Bursa - Çanakkale - Edirne - Istanbul - Kırklareli - Kocaeli - Sakarya - Tekirdağ - Yalova Mediterranean Adana - Antalya- Burdur - Hatay - Isparta - Kahramanmaraş - Kilis - Mersin - Osmaniye Southeastern Anatolia Adıyaman - Batman - Diyarbakır - Gaziantep - Mardin - Şanlıurfa - Şırnak

Coordinates: 40°43′N 26°05′E / 40.717°N 26.083°E / 40.717; 26.083

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