Çanakkale Province
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Çanakkale Province is a province of Turkey, located in the northwestern part of the country. It takes its name from the city of Çanakkale. Its area is 9,817 km2, and its population is 559,383 (2022).
Çanakkale Province
1915 Çanakkale Bridge
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Çanakkale Trojan Horse
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Çanakkale, formerly known in English as Dardanelles, is a city and seaport in Turkey on the southern shore of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. It is the seat of Çanakkale Province and Çanakkale District. Its population is 143,622 (2021).
Aerial view of the city centre
The Polyxena sarcophagus found at the Kızöldün Tumulus, the oldest known tumulus of Hellespontine Phrygia, currently on display at the Troy Museum.
The Trojan horse that appeared in the 2004 film Troy now stands on the Çanakkale waterfront.
Çanakkale Clock Tower (1896) in the city centre