Eceabat in Çanakkale
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Dardanelles

The Dardanelles, formerly known as Hellespont, is a narrow strait in northwestern Turkey connecting the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara. It is one of the Turkish Straits, along with its counterpart the Bosphorus. It is located at approximately {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:40|13|N|26|26|E||| | |name= }}. The strait is 61 kilometres long but only 1.2 to 6 kilometres (to mi) wide, averaging 55 metres deep with a maximum depth of 103 metres .

Located at 40.2, 26.4 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Trojans, Ancient Greek geography, Straits of the Mediterranean, Dardanelles, Greek mythology, Geography of Çanakkale Province

Sestos

File:Thracian chersonese. png The Ancient Map of Gallipoli Peninsula Sestos was an ancient Greek town of the Thracian Chersonese, the modern Gallipoli peninsula in European Turkey. Situated on the Hellespont opposite Abydos, it was the home of Hero in the legend of Hero and Leander, where according to legend she lived in a tower overlooking the sea. Sestos was an Aeolian colony, as it was founded by settlers from Lesbos. The ruins of the town are near to the modern settlement of Eceabat.

Located at 40.2167, 26.3833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Ancient Greek sites in Turkey, Greek colonies in Thrace, Aeolian colonies, Battles of the Greco-Persian Wars, Battles involving the Achaemenid Empire, 479 BC, Former populated places in Turkey, Geography of Çanakkale Province, History of Çanakkale Province, Visitor attractions in Çanakkale Province

Beşik Bay, Çanakkale

Beşik Bay (Turkish: Beşik Koyu, Beşike Koyu or Beşige Koyu) is a small bay on the Aegean shore of Troy, at the mouth of the Hellespont in present day Asiatic Turkey. It has been written of since antiquity and throughout the 19th century, and in the 20th was seen as a strategic prize. It played a critical role in the Crimean War, and in the disastrous Gallipoli campaign of World War I.

Located at 40.2, 26.4 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Bays of Turkey

Eceabat

Eceabat, formerly Maydos, is a town and district of Çanakkale Province in the Marmara region of Turkey, located on the eastern shore of the Gelibolu Peninsula, on the Dardanelles Strait. According to the 2010 census, population of the district is 9,154 of which 5,380 live in the town of Eceabat. The district covers an area of 468 km, and the town lies at an elevation of 0 m .

Located at 40.1839, 26.3564 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Populated places in Çanakkale Province, Dardanelles, Fishing communities in Turkey, Populated coastal places in Turkey, Districts of Çanakkale Province

Kilitbahir Castle

Kilitbahir Castle is a fortress on the west side of the Dardanelles, opposite the city of Çanakkale, where there is a corresponding fortress (Kale-i Sultaniye), from which Çanakkale takes its name. The two castles were constructed by Fatih Sultan Mehmet in 1463 to control the straits at their narrowest point. Kilitbahir's name, meaning "lock of the sea", reflects this defensive purpose.

Located at 40.1477, 26.3796 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Ottoman fortifications, Forts in Turkey, Çanakkale, Dardanelles, Buildings and structures in Çanakkale Province, Buildings and structures completed in 1463

Madytos (Colony)

Madytos (or Maitos, or Madyta, Gr. Μάδυτος), by the modern town of Eceabat in Turkey) was an ancient Greek city and port of Thrace, located in the region of the Thracian Chersonesos (Thracian Peninsula). The city was a colony of Aeolians (a Greek tribe) from Lesbos who, according to the ancient authors, founded also Sestos and Alopekonessos and other cities of the Hellespont. This was part of the Greek colonization movement of the 8th-7th c. BC.

Located at 40.1839, 26.3564 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Greek colonies in Thrace, Geography of ancient Thrace, Thrace, Ancient Greek cities

Xerxes' Pontoon Bridges

Xerxes' Pontoon Bridges were constructed in 480 BC during the second Persian invasion of Greece upon the order of Xerxes I of Persia for the purpose of Xerxes’ army to traverse the Hellespont (the present day Dardanelles) from Asia into Thrace, then also controlled by Persia (in the European part of modern Turkey). The bridges were described by the ancient Greek historian Herodotus in his Histories, but little other evidence confirms Herodotus' story in this respect.

Located at 40.144, 26.3898 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Peloponnesian War, Pontoon bridges

Akbaş arms depot Raid

The Akbaş arms depot Raid was one of the actions of the Kuva-yi Milliye during the Turkish War of Independence. Led by the militia leader Köprülü Hamdi Bey and Dramalı Rıza Bey, the raid was conducted on the night of 26-27 January 1920.

Located at 40.1839, 26.3564 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Battles of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922), History of Çanakkale Province, 1920 in Turkey, Conflicts in 1920, Kuva-yi Milliye