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Dardanelles
thumb|right|250px|Map showing the location of the Dardanelles (yellow), relative to the Bosporus (red), the Sea of Marmara, the Aegean Sea, and the Black Sea. thumb|right|250px|View of the Dardanelles taken from the Landsat 7 satellite in September 2006. The body of water on the left is the Aegean Sea, while the one on the upper right is the Sea of Marmara. The Dardanelles is the tapered waterway running diagonally between the two seas, from the northeast to the southwest. The long, narrow upper peninsula on the northern shores of the strait is Gallipoli (), and constitutes the banks of the co
Gallipoli
thumb|upright=1.4|Satellite image of the Gallipoli peninsula and surrounding area upright=1.4|thumb|ANZAC Cove in Gallipoli The Gallipoli Peninsula () is located in the southern part of East Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles strait to the east.
Gelibolu
Gelibolu is a town in Çanakkale Province of the Marmara region, located in Eastern Thrace in the European part of Turkey. It is located on the southern shore of the peninsula named after it on the Dardanelles strait, away from Lapseki on the other shore. It is the seat of Gelibolu District. Its population is 31,782 (2021).
1915 Çanakkale Bridge
road suspension bridge in Turkey
Lapseki
Lapseki (from Greek: Λάμψακος, Lampsakos) is a town in Çanakkale Province, Turkey. It is the seat of Lapseki District. Its population is 14,984 (2021). The mayor is Atilla Öztürk (iYi).
Eceabat
Eceabat (), formerly Maydos (; now usually ), is a small town in Çanakkale Province in the Marmara region of Turkey, located on the eastern shore of the Gallipoli Peninsula, facing the Dardanelles Strait. It is the seat of Eceabat District. Its population is 5,636 (2021). The town lies at sea level. It is an almost entirely modern town.
Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial
World War I memorial in Turkey
Güzelyalı
village in central district, Çanakkale, northwestern Turkey
Kilitbahir Castle
fortification in Dardanelles
Motorway 6
highway in Turkey
Morto Bay