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**Geographic Clarification:** The search results consistently confirm that the Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling Festival takes place in **Edirne, Turkey**, not Çanakkale. Edirne is located near the Turkish-Greek border in northwestern Turkey, approximately 240 kilometers northeast of Çanakkale (which lies on the Dardanelles Strait).
While both are in the same general region of northwestern Turkey, they are distinct cities with different characteristics:
- **Edirne**: Home to Kırkpınar since 1360, hosts the festival annually in late June/early July at the Sarayiçi meadow - **Çanakkale**: Known primarily for WWI Gallipoli sites and the Dardanelles, not the oil wrestling festival
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