Gallipoli is a peninsula in European Turkey , in the Thrace region, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles to the east. The town of Gallipoli, also called Gelibolu , is on that peninsula, southwest of Istanbul.

Location

  • Country: Turkey
  • Region: Thrace / East Thrace
  • Nearby waters: Aegean Sea and Dardanelles Strait
  • Approximate position: about 203 km west-southwest of Istanbul

Not to confuse with

There is also a Gallipoli in Italy , in Apulia, but the more commonly asked-about Gallipoli is the Turkish peninsula tied to World War I history.

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