Dardanelles

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The Dardanelles is a narrow, strategically vital strait in northwestern Turkey that connects the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara and separates the European and Asian parts of the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf strait
waterway
alsoKnownAs Hellespont
linked to: Dardanelles

Çanakkale Boğazı
linked to: Dardanelles
ancientName Hellespont
linked to: Dardanelles
borderFeatureOf Asian Turkey
European Turkey
connects Aegean Sea
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Sea of Marmara
continent Asia
Europe
controlsAccessTo Black Sea
Sea of Marmara
country Turkey
crossedBy ferries
Çanakkale 1915 Bridge
flowsFrom Sea of Marmara
flowsTo Aegean Sea
geologicalType tectonic strait
governedBy Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits
historicalEvent Dardanelles Campaign
linked to: Battle of Gallipoli

Gallipoli Campaign
linked to: Battle of Gallipoli
historicalPeriod World War I
length approximately 61 kilometres
locatedIn northwestern Turkey
Çanakkale Province
maximumWidth about 6 kilometres
minimumWidth about 1.2 kilometres
mythologicalAssociation Greek mythology
namedAfter mythological figure Dardanus
nearbyAncientCity Abydos
Sestos
Troy
nearbyCity Çanakkale
linked to: Çanakkale Province
notableMyth Leander’s swim
partOf Turkish Straits
linked to: Dardanelles
region Marmara Region
relatedConflict Naval operations in the Dardanelles during World War I
separates Asia
Europe
shippingTraffic international merchant vessels
strategicImportance major international shipping route
military significance
via Bosporus
Sea of Marmara
waterType saltwater

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Mediterranean Sea hasInflow Dardanelles
Mediterranean Sea connectedBy Dardanelles
Black Sea connectedTo Dardanelles
Asia Minor separatedBy Dardanelles
Aegean Sea connectedBy Dardanelles
Black Sea connectedBy Dardanelles
subject linked to: Black Sea and Sea of Azov
Russo-Turkish Wars involvedStrait Dardanelles
Dardanelles partOf Turkish Straits
linked to: Dardanelles
Dardanelles alsoKnownAs Çanakkale Boğazı
linked to: Dardanelles
Dardanelles alsoKnownAs Hellespont
linked to: Dardanelles
Dardanelles ancientName Hellespont
linked to: Dardanelles
Sea of Marmara connectedVia Dardanelles
Sea of Marmara hasStraitConnection Dardanelles
Bosporus linkedTo Dardanelles
Marmara Region containsStrait Dardanelles
Dardanus associatedPlace Hellespont
linked to: Dardanelles
Delian League historicalRegion Hellespont
linked to: Dardanelles
Anatolia separatedFromBy Dardanelles
Lampsacus situatedOnWaterBody Dardanelles
Battle of the Granicus locatedNear Hellespont
subject linked to: Battle of Granicus
linked to: Dardanelles
Dardanelles naval operations location Dardanelles Strait
linked to: Dardanelles
Gallipoli Peninsula borders Dardanelles
Battle of Aegospotami locatedIn Hellespont
linked to: Dardanelles
Armistice of Mudros allowedOccupationOf Straits of the Dardanelles
linked to: Dardanelles
John de Robeck notableTheatreOfWar Dardanelles
Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial hasViewOf Strait of Çanakkale
linked to: Dardanelles
Troy associatedWithBodyOfWater Dardanelles
Troy associatedWithBodyOfWater Hellespont
linked to: Dardanelles
European Turkey separatedBy Dardanelles
European Turkey hasStrait Dardanelles
Abydos locatedOn Dardanelles
Çanakkale 1915 Bridge locatedIn Dardanelles Strait
linked to: Dardanelles
Çanakkale 1915 Bridge crosses Dardanelles
Turkish Straits system includes Dardanelles
Turkish Straits system hasPart Çanakkale Strait
linked to: Dardanelles
İmroz locatedNear Dardanelles
Sestos locatedOn Dardanelles
Gökçeada locatedNear Dardanelles
Çanakkale Province controls Dardanelles
Çanakkale Province hasStrait Dardanelles
Black Sea coast connectedVia Dardanelles