Gelibolu

Gelibolu
Gallipoli
The port of Gelibolu on the Dardanelles strait
The port of Gelibolu on the Dardanelles strait
Gelibolu is located in Turkey
Gelibolu
Gelibolu
Location in Turkey
Gelibolu is located in Marmara
Gelibolu
Gelibolu
Gelibolu (Marmara)
Coordinates: 40°24′50″N 26°40′13″E / 40.41389°N 26.67028°E / 40.41389; 26.67028
CountryTurkey
ProvinceÇanakkale
DistrictGelibolu
Government
 • MayorMünir Mustafa Özacar (CHP)
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
31,782
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
17500
Area code0286
Websitewww.gelibolu.bel.tr

Gelibolu, also known as Gallipoli (from Greek: Καλλίπολις, Kallipolis, "Beautiful City"),[2] is the name of a town in Çanakkale Province of the Marmara Region, located in Eastern Thrace in the European part of Turkey. It is located on the southern shore of the peninsula named after it on the Dardanelles strait, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) away from Lapseki on the other shore.[3] It is the seat of Gelibolu District.[4] Its population is 31,782 (2021).[1]

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ^ Καλλίπολις, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, at Perseus project
  3. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Gallipoli" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 420.
  4. ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

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