Canakkale, Turkey

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corresponds to the ancient Troas, and is the starting-point for visits to Troy and to the scene of the fighting during the Dardanelles Campaign of 1915.

Çanakkale (Pottery Castle), so called after the ceramics industry which formerly flourished here, is a relatively recent town with few buildings of any interest, particularly since an earthquake which caused heavy damage in 1912. On the west side of the fairly cramped central area of the town is the harbor, from which there is a ferry service across the Dardanelles to Eceabat on the European side.