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A view of close up Summer Daisy in Malkara on the way of Gallipoli (Turkish: Gelibolu yolu üzerinde Malkara'da yakın çekim Yaz Papatyası'nin bir görüntüsü).

Malkara (Greek: Μάλγαρα, Malgara) is a town and district of Tekirdağ Province in the Marmara Region of Modern Republic of Turkey. Thrace was the scene of fighting during the Persian Wars and the name Malkara is said to come from the Persian 'Margaar' meaning Cave of Snakes (Turkish: Yılanlar Mağarası). Alternatively the town may be named after Malgar general in the army of Alexander the Great who built a fortress here after they had succeeded in bringing to an end the Persian 30-year occupation of Thrace. These fortifications remained in use up until the Byzantine period.