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Canakalan Destination Guide

Delve into Canakalan in Turkey

Canakalan in the region of Çanakkale is a city in Turkey - some 341 mi or ( 549 km ) West of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Current time in Canakalan is now 05:27 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Mytilini, Athens, Yukaripalamut, Kayislar, and Kayacikoba. While being here, make sure to check out Mytilini . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Canakalan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Turkey 8 : Canakkale - Troye

4:28 min by Paul Pesie
Views: 2685 Rating: 5.00

Turkey offers excellent low cost public transport. We took the boat from Istanbul to Bandirma and a bus to Canakkale where we stayed in the Efes Hotel. Visited Troy which was not particularly interest ..

İliada readings at BOZCA ADA Turkey 2005 august 6

8:11 min by ezgiumut
Views: 2651 Rating: 5.00

This readings were organized by Haluk Şahin (journalist and writer) at Bozca ada.Bozcaada is a small island next to Çanakkale Bhosphorus and Troya at Egian sea. There were many people from different n ..


Gallipolli

1:14 min by Santiago Stucchi Portocarrero
Views: 1867 Rating: 5.00

Lugar de la célebre batalla de la Primera Guerra Mundial, en Turquía. ..

A tribute to the original ANZACS - April 1915

7:38 min by Tony Ey
Views: 664 Rating: 5.00

Dedicated to all who have gone in harm's way on behalf of Australia & New Zealand. This is the Gallipoli campaign in the Dardenelles. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Ophryneion

Ophryneion was a Greek city in the northern Troad region of Anatolia. Its territory was bounded to the west by Rhoiteion and to the east by Dardanos. It was located about 1.5 km north-east of the village of İntepe (previously known as Erenköy) in Çanakkale province, Turkey. The city was situated on the steep brow of a hill overlooking the Dardanelles, hence the origin of its name in Greek, ὀφρῦς (ophrus) meaning 'brow of a hill', 'crag'.

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Located at 40.02 26.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Aeolian colonies, Ancient Greek cities, Ancient Greek sites in Turkey, Former populated places in Turkey

Erenköy, Çanakkale

Erenköy is a town in the central district of Çanakkale Province, Turkey.

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Located at 40.02 26.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Populated places in Çanakkale Province, Towns in Turkey, Çanakkale Central District

Renkioi Hospital

Renkioi Hospital was a pioneering prefabricated building made of wood, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel as a British Army military hospital for use during the Crimean War.

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Located at 40.01 26.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Crimean War, Hospitals in Çanakkale, Isambard Kingdom Brunel buildings and structures, Military hospitals, Prefabricated buildings

ÇOMÜ Ulupınar Observatory

The ÇOMÜ Ulupınar Observatory (UPO) is a ground-based astronomical observatory, which was established in 2001 and formally opened on 19 May 2002. It is also known as Çanakkale Observatory or the University Observatory. The Ulupınar Observatory is part of the Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (ÇOMÜ) Faculty of Secience and Arts.

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Located at 40.10 26.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 2002 establishments in Turkey, Astronomical observatories in Turkey, Buildings and structures in Çanakkale Province, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Çanakkale Airport

Çanakkale Airport is an airport in the city of Çanakkale, Turkey. Airport has one Runway, configured as 04-22 direction and 1800x30 m length. Total passenger traffic was 18,423 in 2009. The busiest days of the airport are 18 March and 25 April every year. Those days are significant days in Turkish World War I history.

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Located at 40.14 26.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Airports in Turkey