Kilitbahir
Sign in to saveKilidülbahir (Turkish for "the key of the sea") is an ancient name for a Turkish village in the Eceabat District of Çanakkale Province, on the peninsula of Gallipoli (northwestern side of the Dardanelles). The name of the village is given as Kilidülbahir in the records of 1525 and Kilid-i Bahreyn in the records of 1665. Its name nowadays is Kilitbahir. Its population is 598 (2021).
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- village
- Turkey place.province
- Çanakkale
- Turkey place.district
- Eceabat
- Turkey place.name
- Kilidülbahir
- Turkey place.population_total
- 598
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2021
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- Eceabat Kilitbahir Fortress.JPG
- Turkey place.image_caption
- Kilitbahir Castle, built by Mehmed II Fatih in 1452
- Turkey place.area_code
- 0286
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Kilidülbahir (Turkish for "the key of the sea") is an ancient name for a Turkish village in the Eceabat District of Çanakkale Province, on the peninsula of Gallipoli (northwestern side of the Dardanelles). The name of the village is given as Kilidülbahir in the records of 1525 and Kilid-i Bahreyn in the records of 1665. Its name nowadays is Kilitbahir. Its population is 598 (2021).
The ancient Cynossema () was near there, and the naval Battle of Cynossema took place in 411 BC between the Athenian and the Spartan fleets during the Peloponnesian War. In legend, Cynossema is also known for being the burial place of Hecuba, who threw herself into the sea and was turned into a dog.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kilitbahir” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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