Gümüşçay

Municipality in Çanakkale, Turkey

40°17′N 27°17′E / 40.283°N 27.283°E / 40.283; 27.283CountryTurkeyProvinceÇanakkaleDistrictBigaElevation

8 m (26 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

2,123Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code

17200

Gümüşçay (former Güvercinli) is a town (belde) in the Biga District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey.^[2] Its population is 2,123 (2021).^[1] It is situated in the Anatolian portion of the province 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Marmara Sea coast. The distance to Biga is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi). The settlement was an Ottoman district center named Güvercinli. The mosque of Gümüşçay, the Nasuh Çelebi mosque was built during the reign of Mahmut I (1730-1754). The settlement was declared a seat of township in 1949. The main economic sector of the town is agriculture.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ Belde Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ "Mayor's page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2012-01-21.