Hisarlık Hill

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Hisarlık Hill is a prominent elevation in Turkey’s Gallipoli Peninsula, known for its strategic position overlooking the Dardanelles and as the site of major World War I battles commemorated by the Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial.

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Hisarlik hill 1
Hisarlık Hill canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battlefield ⓘ
hill ⓘ
landform ⓘ
associatedWith Allied forces in the Gallipoli campaign ⓘ
Ottoman Army ⓘ
commemoratedBy Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
country Turkey ⓘ
elevationRelativeTo surrounding terrain of the Gallipoli Peninsula ⓘ
hasStrategicImportance control of the Dardanelles Strait ⓘ
hasViewOf Dardanelles Strait ⓘ
linked to: Dardanelles

approaches to the Sea of Marmara ⓘ
heritageStatus symbolic site of Turkish national memory of Çanakkale ⓘ
knownFor major World War I battles ⓘ
proximity to Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial ⓘ
strategic position overlooking the Dardanelles ⓘ
languageOfToponym Turkish ⓘ
locatedIn Gallipoli Peninsula ⓘ
Çanakkale Province ⓘ
memorialRole site of remembrance for World War I casualties ⓘ
nameMeaning fortress place in Turkish ⓘ
near Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial ⓘ
overlooks Dardanelles ⓘ
partOf Gallipoli campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Gallipoli
region northwestern Turkey ⓘ
significantEvent Allied naval and land operations in 1915 ⓘ
Ottoman defense of the Dardanelles ⓘ
tourism visited by people attending Gallipoli commemorations ⓘ
usedFor artillery positions ⓘ
military observation ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial → locatedOn → Hisarlık Hill ⓘ
Troy I → locatedOn → Hisarlik hill ⓘ
linked to: Hisarlık Hill