About Canakkale
Çanakkale is a town and seaport in Turkey, in Çanakkale Province, on the southern (Asiatic) coast of the Dardanelles (or Hellespont). Çanakkale is the second province (first one is Istanbul) in Turkey that has lands on two different continents (Europe and Asia). There are ferries to cross to the northern (European) side of the strait. Çanakkale is the nearest major town to the site of ancient Troy. The "wooden horse" from the recent movie Troy is exhibited on the seafront. Çanakkale was originally an Ottoman fortress called Kale-i Sultaniye and it later became known for its pottery, the origin of its current name (Turkish: çanak meaning "pot," and kale meaning "fortress"). Çanakkale is sometimes also called "Chanak".
Canakkale Interesting Places
Gelibolu Peninsula Historical National Park, Troy, Assos, Abydos, Ophrynion, Sigeion and Sestos ruins, Çanakkale Archeology Museum, Çanakkale Military Museum, Çamyayla Atatürk Museum, Monument of Çanakkale Martys and War Relics Museum, Truva Museum, Australian, English, New Zeland monuments and war graves, Kestanbolu, Tepeköy, Külcüler, Çan hot springs, Kürazli and Balaban mineral springs, Kale-i Sultaniye, Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, Sefer Sah, Yazicioglu, Bolayir Gazi Süleyman Pasha, Lapseki Süleyman Pasha, Umurbey Hüdavendigâr mosques, Gelibolu Grand Mosque (Hüdavendigâr Mosque), Bolayir Namik Grave.
