Troy
Çanakkale · Archaeological site
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Catalogue label
- Type
- Ancient city
- Kind
- Archaeological site
- Province / district
- Çanakkale
- Elevation
- 36 m
- UNESCO
- World Heritage, 1998
- Wikidata
- Q22647
About
Troy or Ilion was an ancient city located in present-day Çanakkale, Turkey. It is best known as the setting for the Greek myth of the Trojan War. The modern-day archaeological site, also known as Hisarlık, is open to the public as a tourist destination, and was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1998.
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Location
Visiting here? The next 5 places nearby
The best-known places close by, in the shortest order from Troy: about 83 km and 1 h 25 min of travel, plus roughly 7 h 30 min for the visits.
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HMS TriumphÇanakkale, Eceabat ilçesi
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HMS IrresistibleÇanakkale
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HMS OceanÇanakkale
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