Kapıkule
Kapıkule is the name of the Turkish border crossing point in Edirne Province on the border of Turkey and Bulgaria. Its counterpart on the Bulgarian side is Kapitan Andreevo.- Type: Border post
- Description: Border
- Also known as: “Grenzübergang Kapitan Andreewo”, “Grenzübergang Kapitan Andreewo-Kapikule”, “Kapikule Sinir Kapisi”, “ГКПП Капитан Андреево-Капъкуле”, “カピクレ”, and “卡皮库勒口岸”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Kapıkule railway station and Dilofos railway station.
Kapıkule railway station
Railway station
Kapıkule station, is the westernmost railway station in Turkey. Kapıkule railway station is situated 770 metres east of Kapıkule.
Dilofos railway station
Railway stop
Dilofos railway station is a small unstaffed railway… Dilofos railway station is situated 3½ km southeast of Kapıkule.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kapitan Andreevo and Kemalköy.
Kapitan Andreevo
Village
Kapitan Andreevo, known until 1934 as Viran Tekke… Kapitan Andreevo is situated 2½ km west of Kapıkule.
Kemalköy
Village
Kemalköy is a village in the Edirne District of Edirne Province in Turkey. Kemalköy is situated 4 km northeast of Kapıkule.
Budakdoğanca
Village
Kapıkule
- Categories: border checkpoint, geographical feature, border city, and railway border crossing
- Location: Edirne Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
41.71739° or 41° 43′ 3″ north
Longitude
26.35247° or 26° 21′ 9″ east
Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)
Open location code
8GH8P982+XX
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Kapıkule” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Կապըկուլե”
- Bulgarian: “ГКПП Капитан Андреево - Капъкуле”
- Bulgarian: “Капъкуле”
- Chinese: “卡普库勒”
- Chinese: “卡普庫勒”
- French: “Kapıkule”
- French: “poste frontière de Kapıkule”
- German: “Grenzübergang Kapitan Andreewo-Kapıkule”
- German: “Grenzübergang Kapitan Andreewo–Kapıkule”
- Hungarian: “Kapikule”
- Japanese: “カプクレ”
- Kashmiri: “کَپیکُلے”
- Persian: “قاپیقله”
- Persian: “کاپیکوله”
- Turkish: “Kapıkule Sınır Kapısı”
- Ukrainian: “Капикуле”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Dilofos and Dikaia.
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