The traditional Greek name of Bolayır is Πλαγιάρι (Plagiari) and in Bulgarian the town is known as Булаир (Bulair). It may the same settlement known as Branchialion in medieval times or, if not, very close to it. A village in Dolni Chiflik Municipality, Varna Province bears the name Bulair in honour of the Bulgarian victory at Bolayır and a Bulgarian military march, the Bulair March, was written to commemorate the battle.
bolayır, village, gelibolu, district, çanakkale, province, situated, gallipoli, peninsula, european, part, turkey, population, 2021, villagelocation, turkeyshow, turkey, marmara, show, marmaracoordinates, 750countryturkeyprovinceçanakkaledistrictgelibolupopula. Bolayir is a village in the Gelibolu District of Canakkale Province situated on the Gallipoli Peninsula in the European part of Turkey 1 Its population is 1 053 2021 2 BolayirVillageBolayirLocation in TurkeyShow map of TurkeyBolayirBolayir Marmara Show map of MarmaraCoordinates 40 31 N 26 45 E 40 517 N 26 750 E 40 517 26 750CountryTurkeyProvinceCanakkaleDistrictGeliboluPopulation 2021 1 053Time zoneTRT UTC 3 Postal code17500Area code0286Between 1958 and the 2013 reorganisation it was a town belde 3 The turbe tomb of Suleyman Pasha 1316 1357 son of Orhan the second Bey of the Ottoman Beylik and the grave of the Turkish nationalist poet Namik Kemal 1840 1888 are located in Bolayir 4 5 On 26 January 1913 Bolayir was the site of the Battle of Bulair a major Bulgarian victory over the Ottomans during the First Balkan War Bolayir was also the site of the Gallipoli Campaign 1915 1916 during the World War I 6 The traditional Greek name of Bolayir is Plagiari Plagiari and in Bulgarian the town is known as Bulair Bulair It may the same settlement known as Branchialion in medieval times or if not very close to it A village in Dolni Chiflik Municipality Varna Province bears the name Bulair in honour of the Bulgarian victory at Bolayir and a Bulgarian military march the Bulair March was written to commemorate the battle The ruins of the Ancient Greek city of Lysimachia lie nearby References edit Koy Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory Retrieved 1 March 2023 Address based population registration system ADNKS results dated 31 December 2021 XLS in Turkish TUIK Retrieved 1 March 2023 Law No 6360 Official Gazette 6 December 2012 in Turkish Bolayir Namik Kemal Mezari Archive in Turkish Canakkale Ili Ozel Retrieved 2011 01 09 Gelibolu Bolayirda Namik Kemal Anildi in Turkish Gelibolumuz Archived from the original on 2016 03 14 Retrieved 2011 01 09 Belediye Tarihcesi in Turkish Bolayir Belediyesi Archived from the original on 2011 09 11 Retrieved 2011 01 09 nbsp This geographical article about a location in Canakkale Province Turkey is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bolayir amp oldid 1187011003, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
