Gallipoli peninsula
Coordinates: 40°21′N 26°28′E / 40.350°N 26.467°E
The Gallipoli peninsula (/ɡəˈlɪpəli, ɡæ-/;Turkish: Gelibolu Yarımadası; Greek: Χερσόνησσος της Καλλίπολης) is located in the southern part of East Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles strait to the east.
Gallipoli is the Italian form of the Greek name "Καλλίπολις" (Kallípolis), meaning "Beautiful City", the original name of the modern town of Gelibolu. In antiquity, the peninsula was known as the Thracian Chersonese (Greek: Θρακική Χερσόνησος, Thrakiké Chersónesos; Latin: Chersonesus Thracica).
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