Part of European Turkey, it is one of only three provinces located entirely within continental Europe.

It shares international borders with Bulgaria (Haskovo and Yambol Provinces) to the north and Greece (Eastern Macedonia and Thrace) to the west.

[3] It was ruled by an Inspector General, who had wide-ranging authorities over civilian, military and educational matters.

[6] Until the reign of Selim I, there were remnant populations of so-called Tengri Turks in the province of Edirne who adhered to the ancient beliefs of Tengrism.

This geographical article about a location in Edirne Province, Turkey is a stub.