Troy is a twenty minute drive from Canakkale and Assos, where Aristotle spent several years, is another hour further south down the Aegean coast.
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| The Gallipoli Peninsula, part of the Canakkale region, is about 700kms from Ankara. This part of Canakkale is North of the Sea of Marmara in the European region of Turkey called Trakya (Thrace). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Looking from Plugge's Plateau over North Beach (now called Ocean Beach). The mown area is the site of the Anzac Day Dawn Service. This is the view that the few Turkish troops posted here would have had of the landings. This is until the New Zealander Arthur Plugge, one of the battalian commanders of the NZ Infantry Brigade, succeeded in taking the ridge on 25 April 1915. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BEFORE: View looking South West along Anzac Cove. 27 December 2004. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| AFTER : View along Anzac Cove. 18 March 2005. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ABOVE. Lone Pine on a beautiful day in October 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canakkale, like much of Turkey, is steeped in history: Famous visitors and conquerors passed by or resided here; The famous cities of antiquity, Troy and Assos are located here and some of the world's famous battles took place. Greeks, Persians, Phrygians, Celts and Romans all lived in the region. Jason and the Argonauts passed by, as did Alexander the Great. Then the Seljuck Turks and the Ottomans. The battles of the First World War were but the more recent of many. Troy is a twenty minute drive from Canakkale and Assos, where Aristotle spent several years, is another hour further south down the Aegean coast. |
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| Shell Green Cemetery has a very nice view North into the Aegean Sea. December 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Headstone of Brian's Great Uncle, Oscar Dunn, who was killed on 28 May 1915. He enlisted in Queensland. He was re-buried in Shell Green Cemetery, which is on the walk from Anzac Cove to Lone Pine. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Looking South South West from Azmak Cemetery, in the Suvla Bay area, towards Chunuk Bair (Centre of range in the distance and Lone Pine, centre right of same range. The ridge in the middle background, Chocolate Hills, saw very heavy fighting in the August Offensive (note the road climbing the ridge). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Crossing the Dardanelles from Eceabat to Canakkale. In addition to semi trailers, buses and cars, there was a cart load of pumpkins. The horse seemed to have done this trip before! December 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Page created on 4 Jan 2005. Updated 21 Nov 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||