ancient ruins
Troy
The legendary ancient city immortalized in Homer's Iliad, with archaeological layers spanning 4,000 years from the Bronze Age through the Roman period.
27 km · about 30 min drive
Canakkale, Turkey · Asia
Eceabat is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Çanakkale, 27km from Troy.
Eceabat is a town located in Canakkale, Turkey. With a population of 5,120, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Eceabat sits in Turkey, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Istanbul time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Eceabat to your route.
Eceabat (Turkish: [eˈdʒeːabat]), formerly Maydos (Greek: Μάδυτος, romanized: Mádytos; now usually Ετζέαμπατ, Etzéampat), is a small town in Çanakkale Province in the Marmara region of Turkey, located on the eastern shore of the Gallipoli Peninsula, facing the Dardanelles Strait. It is the seat of Eceabat District. ItsRead more
population is 5,636 (2021). The town lies at sea level. It is an almost entirely modern town.
Eceabat is the departure point for the annual swim across the Hellespont to Çanakkale on the other side of the Dardanelles Strait.
Eceabat is the nearest town to the World War I Gallipoli Campaign battlefield sites, as well as to the cemeteries and memorials to the more than 120,000 Turkish, British, French, Australian and New Zealand soldiers killed during the campaign. This has led to its becoming a major tourism centre, especially around 18 March and 25 April (ANZAC Day) when the two different sides of the struggle commemorate their roles in what happened.
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Eceabat is located in Canakkale, Turkey, Asia. The coordinates are 40.1842 latitude, 26.3574 longitude.
Eceabat has a population of approximately 5,120 people, making it a town in Turkey.
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ancient ruins
The legendary ancient city immortalized in Homer's Iliad, with archaeological layers spanning 4,000 years from the Bronze Age through the Roman period.
27 km · about 30 min drive
bridge
The world's longest suspension bridge span (2,023 m) leaps the Dardanelles between Europe and Asia, opened in 2022 near the Gallipoli battlefields.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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