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Discover Nara in Turkey

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

Interactive map of Nara

Local time in Nara is now 08:50 PM (Thursday) . 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, Sofia, and Thessaloniki. 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 Nara ? 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 ..

Trip to Turkey, ruins of Troy, Pergamon & Ephes

10:00 min by tmcdaniels2000
Views: 1413 Rating: 5.00

Ruins of Troy, Peregmon, Ephes ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 1 km away
Tags: Ionian colonies in Thrace, Milesian colonies, Troas

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.

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Located at 40.20 26.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Bays of Turkey

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 .

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Located at 40.20 26.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek geography, Dardanelles, Geography of Çanakkale Province, Greek mythology, Straits of the Mediterranean, Trojans

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.

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Located at 40.17 26.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 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

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.

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Located at 40.22 26.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 479 BC, Aeolian colonies, Ancient Greek sites in Turkey, Battles involving the Achaemenid Empire, Battles of the Greco-Persian Wars, Former populated places in Turkey, Geography of Çanakkale Province, Greek colonies in Thrace, History of Çanakkale Province, Visitor attractions in Çanakkale Province

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