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Çanakkale Destination Guide

Discover Çanakkale in Turkey

Çanakkale in the region of Çanakkale with its 87,791 habitants is a town located in Turkey - some 341 mi or ( 549 km ) West of Ankara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Çanakkale

Local time in Çanakkale is now 08:21 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mytilini, Athens, İzmir, Denizgorundu, and Sofia. When in this area, you might want to check out Mytilini . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Çanakkale ? 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 ..

Pitts S1S flight by Pilot Murat Ozturk

5:33 min by Topair Havacılık
Views: 1716 Rating: 5.00

Video start with a cross coutry flight from İstanbul to Çanakkale by Pitts Aerobatic Plane Pilot fly for a short airshow. A meaningful day for us, Turkish people.Celebration of 18 March Canakkale Vict ..


Çanakkale Dardanelspor Hurser Tekinoktay

10:43 min by Hürser Tekinoktay
Views: 1546 Rating: 5.00

Turkish Football Manager Hurser Tekinoktay He trained many famous players and 1995-2000 Between these years 234 Win of 269 Official and Friendly matches at Besiktas. All Details en.wikipedia.org Çanak ..

Hotel Limani Canakkale bogazında ki İnci

5:11 min by hotellimani
Views: 980 Rating: 5.00

Hotel Limani'ye hoş geldiniz. Boğazın tüm görkeminin gözler önüne serildiği odalarımızda, İki feribot iskelesi arasında ki konumu, Çanakkale boğazına daha yakın başka alternatifi olmayan, eşsiz deniz ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 40.14 26.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Peloponnesian War, Pontoon bridges

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 40.14 26.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Airports in Turkey

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 40.15 26.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures completed in 1463, Buildings and structures in Çanakkale Province, Dardanelles, Forts in Turkey, Ottoman fortifications, Çanakkale

Çanakkale

Çanakkale is a town and seaport in Turkey, in Çanakkale Province, on the southern (Asian) coast of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. The population of the town is 106,116 (2010 estimate). The current mayor is Ülgür Gökhan. Çanakkale Province, like Istanbul Province, has territory in both Europe and Asia. Ferries cross here to the northern (European) side of the strait. The city is the nearest major town to the site of ancient Troy.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 40.17 26.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Aegean Sea port cities and towns in Turkey, Districts of Çanakkale Province, Fishing communities in Turkey, Jewish communities in Turkey, Populated coastal places in Turkey, Çanakkale

Abydos (Hellespont)

For other uses, see Abydos (disambiguation) Abydos, an ancient city of Mysia, in Asia Minor, situated at Nara Burnu or Nagara Point on the best harbor on the Asiatic shore of the Hellespont. Across Abydos lies Sestus on the European side, marking one of the narrowest points of the Dardanelles, slightly more than a nautical mile broad (the narrrowest point is at Çanakkale). The strategic site has been a prohibited zone in the 20th century. Hero and Leander's story took place near Abydos.

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Located at 40.20 26.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Ionian colonies in Thrace, Milesian colonies, Troas

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Çanakkale