Type: | municipality |
Gümüşçay | |
Coordinates: | 40.2833°N 44°W |
Province: | Çanakkale |
District: | Biga |
Population Total: | 2123 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Elevation M: | 8 |
Postal Code: | 17200 |
Area Code: | 0286 |
Gümüşçay (former Turkish: Güvercinli) is a town (belde) in the Biga District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 2,123 (2021).[2] It is situated in the Anatolian portion of the province south of Marmara Sea coast. The distance to Biga is . The settlement was an Ottoman district center named Güvercinli. The mosque of Gümüşçay, the Nasuh Çelebi mosque was built during the reign of Mahmut I (1730-1754). The settlement was declared a seat of township in 1949. The main economic sector of the town is agriculture.[3]