Dardanelles

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The Dardanelles is a long narrow strait dividing the Balkans (Europe) along the Gallipoli peninsula from Asia Minor.

The Dardanelles is the narrow strait in northwestern Turkey that connects the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara. It marks the division between Asia, to the east, and Europe, to the west.

The waterway is highly significant to all countries in the region because it provides access to the Black Sea. The Treaty of Lausanne requires Turkey to allow merchant vessels to pass and limits Turkey's right to close the Straits to warships.

In Ancient Greek times, it was also known as the Hellespont.

Dardanelles Media

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  Map showing the location of the Dardanelles (yellow), relative to the Bosporus (red), the Sea of Marmara, the Aegean Sea, and the Black Sea.

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  An artist's illustration depicting Xerxes' alleged "punishment" of the Hellespont

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  1915 Landing of French troops in Moudros (Lemnos island) during the Gallipoli Campaign

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  Landing at Gallipoli in April 1915

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  View of Anzac Cove - Gallipoli Peninsula - Dardanelles - Turkey - 01

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  The Sphinx overlooking Anzac Cove

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  The Çanakkale 1915 Bridge on the Dardanelles strait, connecting Europe and Asia, is the longest suspension bridge in the world.

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  Marble plate with 6th century AD Byzantine law regulating payment of customs in the Dardanelles

Related pages

• The Dardanelles Campaign, during World War I.

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