The town of Canakkale is a fast growing agricultural center
on the southeast shore, with ancient and modern fortifications
guarding its waters. Not too far away are the excavated
ruins of legendary Troy.
Gallipoli is the name for the narrow peninsula that forms
the northwestern part of the Çanakkale straits, the waterway
that links the Aegean Sea with the Marmara Sea. Gallipoli
became globally known after the Allied assault during
W.W.I. Organized by Sir Winston Churchill, it had the
intention of capturing Istanbul. Gallipoli is a particularly
significant site for Australia and New Zealand. Every
year on April 25, there is a national holiday to commemorate
their soldiers who gave their lives on the Gallipoli battlefields.
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