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.Photo: Fragwürdig, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Photo: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kapıkule railway station and Dilofos railway station.
Kapıkule railway station
Railway station
Photo: Central Data Bank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kapıkule station, is the westernmost railway station in Turkey. It is located towards the north of Kapıkule, the frontier town on the Turkey/Bulgaria border. Kapıkule railway station is situated 370 metres north of Kapıkule.
Dilofos railway station
Railway stop
Dilofos railway station is a small unstaffed railway station that serves the village of Dikaia, Evros, in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Located just north of the settlement, Today Hellenic Train operates just two daily regional trains to Alexandroupoli and Ormenio. Dilofos railway station is situated 3 km southeast of Kapıkule.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kapitan Andreevo and Kemalköy.
Kapitan Andreevo
Village
Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kapitan Andreevo, known until 1934 as Viran Tekke is a village near the Bulgaria—Turkey—Greece tripoint in Svilengrad municipality, Haskovo Province, southern Bulgaria. Kapitan Andreevo is situated 3½ km west of Kapıkule.
Kemalköy
Village
Kemalköy is a village in the Edirne District of Edirne Province in Turkey. The village had a population of 824 in 2022. Kemalköy is situated 3½ km northeast of Kapıkule.
Budakdoğanca
Village
Photo: Sermis, Public domain.
Budakdoğanca is a village in the Edirne District of Edirne Province in Turkey. The village had a population of 95 in 2022. Budakdoğanca is situated 5 km north of Kapıkule.
Kapıkule
- Type: Government office
- Description: Border
- Categories: border checkpoint, geographical feature, border city, railway border crossing, office, and government building
- Location: Edirne, Edirne Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
41.71577° or 41° 42′ 57″ northLongitude
26.36031° or 26° 21′ 37″ eastOpen location code
8GH8P986+84OpenStreetMap ID
way 1312217543OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=civic_adminOpenStreetMap feature
office=governmentWikidata ID
Q1545893
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Kapıkule” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Կապըկուլե”
- Bulgarian: “ГКПП Капитан Андреево - Капъкуле”
- Bulgarian: “ГКПП Капитан Андреево-Капъкуле”
- Bulgarian: “Капъкуле”
- Chinese: “卡普库勒”
- Chinese: “卡普庫勒”
- Chinese: “卡皮库勒口岸”
- French: “Kapıkule”
- French: “poste frontière de Kapıkule”
- German: “Grenzübergang Kapitan Andreewo-Kapikule”
- German: “Grenzübergang Kapitan Andreewo-Kapıkule”
- German: “Grenzübergang Kapitan Andreewo–Kapıkule”
- German: “Grenzübergang Kapitan Andreewo”
- German: “Kapikule”
- German: “Kapıkule”
- Hungarian: “Kapikule”
- Japanese: “カピクレ”
- Japanese: “カプクレ”
- Kashmiri: “کَپیکُلے”
- Persian: “قاپیقله”
- Persian: “کاپیکوله”
- Turkish: “Kapıkule Sınır Kapısı”
- Turkish: “Kapıkule”
- Ukrainian: “Капикуле”
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