Gelibolu

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Gelibolu is a historic coastal town in Turkey located on the Gallipoli Peninsula, known for its strategic position on the Dardanelles and its role in Ottoman and World War I history.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Gelibolu canonical 4
Dardanelles 1
Gelibolu Yarımadası 1

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal settlement
municipality
town
administrativeDivisionType district
continent Asia
Europe
country Turkey
economy agriculture
fishing
tourism
formerName Gallipoli
Kallipolis
governingBody Gelibolu Municipality
hasCoastOn Aegean Sea
Dardanelles
hasHistoricalSignificance Byzantine Empire history
Ottoman Empire naval operations
Campaigns of World War I
surface form: World War I military operations
hasPort Gelibolu port
heritage Ottoman architecture
military cemeteries
historicalRegion Thrace
isDistrictOf Çanakkale Province NERFINISHED
knownFor Ottoman naval base
historic fortifications
role in World War I Gallipoli campaign
language Turkish
locatedIn Çanakkale Province NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone TRT
locatedNear Çanakkale Province
surface form: Çanakkale
locatedOn Dardanelles
Gallipoli Peninsula
locatedOnWaterway Turkish Straits system
surface form: Turkish Straits
nearBattlefield Gallipoli campaign sites
nearStraitEntrance Dardanelles
surface form: northern Dardanelles
partOf Marmara Region
regionType historic coastal town
religion predominantly Islam
strategicImportance control of Dardanelles Strait
transport ferry connections across Dardanelles

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Gallipoli Peninsula hasTown Gelibolu
Gallipoli Peninsula historicalName Gelibolu
this entity surface form: Gelibolu Yarımadası
Lapseki hasFerryConnectionTo Gelibolu
Chunuk Bair Memorial overlooks Gelibolu
this entity surface form: Dardanelles