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Biga is a town and district of Çanakkale Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is located on the Biga River, 90km northeast from Çanakkale city centre. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 80,982 of which 37,196 live in the town of Biga. The district covers an area of 1354km2, and the town lies at an elevation of 21m.The center of COMU Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences is in Biga.HistoryBiga is the site of the ancient city of Pegaea, also known as Pegae or Pegai until late Byzantine times. Archaeologists have not yet established how far back the site has been occupied. In ancient times, Pegaea, located on the plain of Adrastea on the border between the Troad and Mysia, was sometimes included as part of one and sometimes the other. Since coming under Ottoman rule in 1364 it has been known as Biga. Under the Ottomans, it was the seat of a sanjak.TourismAmong the tourist sites in the district are the Ilıcabashı spa, Parion (Kemerd), Priapos (Karabiga castle)International relationsTwin towns – Sister citiesBiga is twinned with: Xanthi, Greece (since 2000)Image gallery