 |
|
|
|
|
|
Research Home
 Tools Thesaurus of Geographic Names Full Record Display
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vernacular Display | English Display |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Click the  icon to view the hierarchy. |
|
|
Çanakkale (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 09 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.1500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 026 25 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 26.4167 decimal degrees |
|
Note: Was famed for pottery 18th-19th cen.; occupies an important strategic position on the Çanakkale Boğazı; was bombarded by Great Britain in WW I; today major industry is fish canning. |
Names: |
|
| Çanakkale (preferred,C,V)
|
| Canakkale (C,V)
|
| Chanakkale (C,V)
|
| Chanak (H,V)
|
| Chanak Kallessi (H,V)
|
| Tchanak Kalessi (H,V)
|
| Kale-i Sultaniye (H,V)
|
| Kale Sultaniye (H,V)
|
|
Hierarchical Position: |
|
|
.... |
Asia (continent) (P) |
|
Place Types: |
|
| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
............ |
original Ottoman fortress dates from 15th cen. |
| city (C) |
|
| provincial capital (C) |
|
|
Sources and Contributors: |
|
|
