The Çanakkale seafront, with the wooden horse from the 2004 film Troy

Çanakkale (IPA: [ʧɑˈnɑkːɑle]), is a town and seaport in Turkey, in Çanakkale Province, on the southern (Asian) coast of the Dardanelles (or Hellespont) at their narrowest point. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Çanakkale is a province of Turkey, located in the northwestern part of the country See also [[Hellespont]] The Dardanelles ( Turkish: Çanakkale Boğazı Greek: Δαρδανέλλια Dardanellia) formerly See also Dardanelles Hellespont ( Turkish, Greek; ie "Sea of Helle" variously named in classical literature Hellespontium Pelagus

Çanakkale Province, like Istanbul Province, has territory in both Europe and Asia. Istanbul Province is a province located in north-west Turkey. Ferries cross here to the northern (European) side of the strait.

Çanakkale is the nearest major town to the site of ancient Troy. Troy ( Greek: grc Τροία Troia, also, Ilion; Latin: Trōia, Īlium, Hittite: Wilusa or The "wooden horse" from the 2004 movie Troy is exhibited on the seafront. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Troy is an epic movie released on May 14, 2004 concerning the Trojan War.

Name

The Byzantine name for Çanakkale was Δαρδανέλλια Dardanellia, from which the English name Dardanelles is derived. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States See also [[Hellespont]] The Dardanelles ( Turkish: Çanakkale Boğazı Greek: Δαρδανέλλια Dardanellia) formerly

Çanakkale was an Ottoman fortress called Kale-i Sultaniye or Sultaniye kalesi (Fortress of the Sultan). The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish It later became known for its pottery, hence the later name Çanak kalesi 'pot fortress' or 'Çanakkale.

Legends

Ancient Abydos, where the story of Hero and Leander takes place, is south of Çanakkale. Abydos (Greek Άβυδος an ancient city of Mysia, in Asia Minor, situated at Nara Burnu or Nagara Point on the best harbor on the Asiatic shore of Hero and Leander is a Greek myth, relating the story of Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite who dwelt in a tower in Sestos, at the edge of the

History

Çanakkale fortress at night

Çanakkale fortress

The city which hosted many civilizations; had been inhabited by the natives who had lived on Biga Peninsula in the Last Chalcolithic Age believed to have started 6000 years ago. The Chalcolithic (Greek khalkos + lithos ' Copper stone' period or Copper Age period known as the '''Eneolithic''' ('''Æneolithic''' is a However, those natives are unknown. According to some excavations and research, the earliest settlements in the region were set up at Kumtepe. It is supposed that Kumkale was set up in 4000 B. C and Troy was set up between 3500–3000 B. Troy ( Greek: grc Τροία Troia, also, Ilion; Latin: Trōia, Īlium, Hittite: Wilusa or C. The real history of Çanakkale started with Troy. It was the brightest cultural center of its time during 3000–2000 B. C.

Later the Aeolians had settled on that important land in the 8th century B. The Aeolians (Αἰολεῖς were one of the three ancient Greek tribes C. they founded many trade colonies in the region called Aeolis. Alternative meaning the Aeolis region of Mars. Geography Aeolis was an ancient district on the western coast of Asia Minor The region went under the control of the Lydians in the 7th century B. Defining Lydia Aside from a legend related by Herodotus, who states that the name Lydia came from king Lydus at the time of the fall of Troy C and under the control of the Persians in the 6 th century B. The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia C. Aeolis went under the control of the Macedonians as Alexander the Great defeated the Persians by the Granicus River of the region in the Battle of the Granicus on his way to Asia. The Ancient Macedonians (Μακεδόνες Makedónes were an ancient tribe which inhabited the alluvial plain around the rivers Haliacmon and lower Axius, north Alexander the Great ( or, Mégas Aléxandros; July 20 356 BC June 10 or June 11 323 BC also known as Alexander III of Macedon (el Ἀλέξανδρος Γ' "Granicus" redirects here For the American rock band of the same name see Granicus (band. The Battle of the Granicus River in May 334 BC was the first of three major battles fought between Alexander the Great and the Persian Empire. Anatolia (Anadolu Ανατολία Anatolía) or Asia minor, comprising most of modern Turkey, is the geographic region bounded by the Black The region went under the reign of the Kingdom of Pergamon in the 2nd century B. C.

The western part of the Biga Peninsula where Troy was stiuated was called Troas. Troas or The Troad is the historical name of the Biga peninsula ( modern Turkish: Biga Yarımadası) in the northwestern part of Anatolia Alexandria Troas, an important settlement of the region, was a free trade port and a rich trade center during Roman times. Alexandria Troas (" Alexandria of the Troad " mod Eski Stambul is an ancient Greek city situated on the Aegean Coast The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Later in the 2nd cenury A. D. , the region was attacked by Goths from Thrace. The Goths ( Gothic: Gothic usvg|14px|u]]Gothic asvg|14px|a]]Gothic s Thrace (Тракия Trakiya or "Trakija" or Trakia, Θράκη Thráki, Trakya is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe The Dardanelles gained more strategic importance. The Gallipoli Peninsula was attacked by the Thins in the 5th century and by the Uyghurs in the mid-6th century. Gallipoli peninsula (Gelibolu Yarımadası is located in Turkish Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles During the 7th and 8th centuries, in order to attack Constantinople (modern İstanbul) the Arabs passed the Strait a few times and came up to Sestos. Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding Sestos was an ancient town of the Thracian Chersonese, the modern Gallipoli peninsula in European Turkey. In the beginning of the 14th century the Cathons became dominant in the Gallipoli part and Karesioğulları dominated the Anatolian part. During the first half of that century Demirhan Bey from Karesioğulları attempted to dominate the region. The Ottomans gained control of Galipoli in 1367. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish

The 'Chanak Crisis' of 1922 centred around a British and French force stationed at Çanakkale after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire. The Chanak Crisis (or Affair) in September 1922 was the threatened attack on British and French troops stationed near Çanakkale (Chanak to The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish The new Turkish Republic demanded their withdrawal. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Lloyd George wanted to fight the Turks because their leader at 'Chanak', Kemal Atatürk, had defied a signed and legal treaty via armament and military aggressiveness. David Lloyd George 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor OM, PC (17 January 1863 &ndash 26 March 1945 was a British Statesman and the only Ultimately, the British and Turkish troops ended up at an impasse. Rather than engaging in another war on the heels of the first World War, peace was negotiated.

Twinships

• Pomezia, Italy

References

• Encyclopedia Britannica Eleventh Edition s. Pomezia is a municipality ( Comune) in the Province of Rome, Lazio, Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica v. Dardanelles (town).

See also

• Battle of Gallipoli
• Güzelyalı, a nearby town
• Chanak Crisis

External links

• Çanakkale Web Site
• - About Çanakkale