page_title: Silivri
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context_page_description: Silivri is a city and a district in Istanbul Province along the Sea of Marmara in Turkey, outside the urban core of Istanbul, containing many holiday and weekend homes for residents of the city. The largest settlement in the district is also named Silivri.
  Silivri is located bordering Büyükçekmece to the east, Çatalca to the north, Çorlu and Marmara Ereğli to the west, Çerkezköy to the north-west and with the Sea of Marmara to the south. It is with an area of 760 km² the second largest district of Istanbul Province after Çatalca. The seat of the district is the city of Silivri.
  The district consists of 8 towns and 18 villages, and its population is 155,923. 75,702 in the city of Silivri, the remaining in the surrounding towns and villages – listed below.
  Established in 2008, Turkey's most modern prison complex is located 9 km west of Silivri.
context_section_description: Silivri (ancient Selymbria) is a city and a district in Istanbul Province along the Sea of Marmara in Turkey, outside the urban core of Istanbul, containing many holiday and weekend homes for residents of the city. The largest settlement in the district is also named Silivri.
  Silivri is located bordering Büyükçekmece to the east, Çatalca to the north, Çorlu and Marmara Ereğli (both districts of Tekirdağ Province) to the west, Çerkezköy to the north-west (one of Tekirdağ Province) and with the Sea of Marmara to the south. It is with an area of 760 km² (290 sq mi) the second largest district of Istanbul Province after Çatalca. The seat of the district is the city of Silivri.
  The district consists of 8 towns and 18 villages, and its population is 155,923 (2013 census). 75,702 in the city of Silivri, the remaining in the surrounding towns and villages – listed below.
  Established in 2008, Turkey's most modern (and Europe's largest) prison complex is located 9 km (5.6 mi) west of Silivri.
caption: Silivri coast view
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