Pazarköy, Yenice

Pazarköy
Town
Pazarköy

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 39°51′N 27°24′E / 39.850°N 27.400°E / 39.850; 27.400Coordinates: 39°51′N 27°24′E / 39.850°N 27.400°E / 39.850; 27.400
Country  Turkey
Province Çanakkale Province
District Yenice
Elevation 175 m (575 ft)
Population (2013)
  Total 1,727
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 17550
Area code(s) 0286
Licence plate 17

Pazarköy (literally “market village”) is a belde (town) in Yenice district of Çanakkale Province, Turkey. The town was initially founded by the ancient Greeks and was called Argyria (Αργυρία). Pazarköy is situated to the east of Gönen creek and to the north of Kaz Mountains (Ida Mountains of the antiquity) at 39°51′N 27°24′E / 39.850°N 27.400°E / 39.850; 27.400. The distance to Yenice is 37 kilometres (23 mi) and to Çanakkale is 142 kilometres (88 mi) The population of Pazarköy was 1727[1] as of 2013. The town was founded by two Turkmen tribes named İnallı and Hacılı.[2] In 1973 the settlement was declared a seat of township . The main agricultural product is paprika.

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