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