Kilitbahir Fortress, Ancient Sestos, and Eceabat
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Kilitbahir Fortress and Ancient Sestos represent the invincible key of the Dardanelles, famous for Xerxes' 480 BCE bridge crossing, Sultan Mehmed II's 1462 3-lobed fortress, and 1915 naval defense.
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Çanakkale · eceabat
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Periods
- Ionia & Aeolis
- Hellenistic era
- Ottoman era
- The Aegean today