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.
25 km · about 30 min drive
Canakkale, Turkey · Asia
Merkez is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Işıklar, 25km from Troy.
Merkez is a town located in Canakkale, Turkey. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Merkez 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 Merkez to your route.
Çanakkale Archaeological Museum (Turkish: Çanakkele Arkeoloji Müzesi) was a museum in Çanakkale, Turkey. Its contents have been moved to the 2018-established Troy Museum (Turkish: Troya Müzesi or Truva Müzesi), close to the excavation site of the ancient Greek city of Troy. The museum site is now home to the MehmetRead more
Akif Ersoy Provincial Public Library.
Çanakkale was situated on the Anatolian side of the Dardanelles Strait. It is close to famous Troy of the antiquity. The Dardanelles campaign of World War I is known as Çanakkale Savaşı in Turkish.
In 1960, an abandoned church was opened as a museum. In 1984, the museum moved to 100. yıl street of the city at 40°07′59″N 26°24′35″E.
The following text was found to be correct for the Troy Museum: The main items in the exhibition halls are artifacts from various ruins around Çanakkele such as a Troia, Assos, Apollon, Smintheion, Tenedos and Alexandria Troas. Some of the items are marble sculptures, steles, illumination gadgets, terracota and bronze kitchenware, glassware and ornaments. A colored sarcophagus from the Achaemenid Empire and Polyxena sarcophagus are among the notable items.
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Merkez is located in Canakkale, Turkey, Asia. The coordinates are 40.1295 latitude, 26.4208 longitude.
Merkez has a population of approximately 0 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.
25 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.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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