Natural Features

The lands of Çan district, which covers an area of 887 square kilometers, are generally rugged. In the southwest part of the district, the highest elevation of the district is Ağrı Mountain (983 m.), Yangılık Hill (737 m.); Düzpirem Hill (523 m.) in the southeastern part; In the eastern part, Asmalı Hill (516 m.), Erenler Hill (424 m.); Azap Hill (749 m.) in the northwestern part of Karadağ is the most important elevation. The deepest point is where the Kocabaş Stream (Historically known as GRANİKOS) passes into the territory of Biga district.

Plains are located near water and between hills. Karakoca Plain, Bahadırlı Plain, Helvacı Plain are the most important plains.

The district has only one major river. Kocabaş Stream, whose historical name is Granikos, is 90 km away. is long. This stream originates from the Türkmen Creek in the mountainous part in the southern part of the district. It irrigates the lands of Çan-Biga districts and flows into the Marmara Sea from Karabiga. Gölcük Stream, Dereoba Stream, Kaz Stream, İnceçay Stream, Yuvalar Stream, Soğuksu (Altıkulaç) Stream are important tributaries.

The district generally has a transitional climate between the Mediterranean and Black Sea climates. Northern winds are more effective. The annual rainfall is around 600 – 850 mm. Precipitation occurs mostly in autumn, winter and spring. Heat; The highest is +38.7 °C and the lowest is 11.5 °C. 58% of the district is forested. In the forests within the district borders, white pine, larch, fir, oak, beech, hornbeam and chestnut trees are mostly seen. In recent years, new forest areas have been created through plantings.

Geological Situation

The bottom of Çan district is volcanic and sedimentary. The slopes in the north are made of andesite. The west has clayey lignite-formed soil belonging to the Neogene Age. The plains are alluvial.

Mines

Çan district is very rich in minerals. Lignite coal is mined around Çan district center and Çomaklı, Yeniçeri, Helvacı, Etili, Yaya and Büyükpaşa villages. Çan lignite is operated by the state and the others by the private sector. The best quality lignite is the lignite close to the district center. Lignite mines operate as open pit mines.

There are also minerals such as kaolin, quartz and clay feldspar within the district borders. Most of these are operated and processed by Çanakkale Ceramic Factories.

Education

At first, a neighborhood school was opened next to the Sarı Mosque (Upper Mosque) in Çan. The teacher's salary was paid from the income of the baths.

II. After the declaration of the Constitutional Monarchy, the 3-class Mekteb-i İptidaiye, affiliated with the Ministry of Education, was opened. At the beginning of World War I, the Rüştüye building was burned by the Greeks in 1921. After the proclamation of the Republic, a new school named Pazarköy Primary School was built in the upper garden of the current Atatürk Primary School, which has 4 classrooms and 5 classrooms, and education began. This school was later named 18 Eylül (Liberation of Biga) Primary School. The secondary school in the district was opened in 1952. When the high school opened in 1966, it turned into Çan High School. Later, high school and secondary school are separated from each other and become separate directorates. The literacy rate in our district is 97%. Education and training is well above Türkiye's average.