Dardanelles facts for kids

The Dardanelles, a long narrow strait dividing the Balkans (Europe) along the Gallipoli peninsula from Asia Minor.

The Dardanelles is the narrow strait in northwestern Turkey connecting the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara. It marks the division between Asia to the East, and Europe to the west. As a waterway it is highly significant to all countries in the region.

From Ancient Greek times it is also known as the Hellespont.

Related pages

• The Dardanelles Campaign, during World War I.

Images for kids

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  View of the Dardanelles taken from the Landsat 7 satellite in September 2006. The body of water on the left is the Aegean Sea, while the one on the upper right is the Sea of Marmara. The Dardanelles is the tapered waterway running diagonally between the two seas, from the northeast to the southwest. The long, narrow upper peninsula on the northern shores of the strait is Gallipoli (Turkish: Gelibolu), and constitutes the banks of the continent of Europe, while the lower peninsula is Troad (Turkish: Biga) and constitutes the banks of the continent of Asia. The city of Çanakkale is visible along the shores of the lower peninsula, centered at the only point where a sharp outcropping juts into the otherwise-linear Dardanelles.

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  An artist's illustration depicting Xerxes' alleged "punishment" of the Hellespont

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  1554 map of the Dardanelles in Belon's Observations

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  1915 Landing of French troops in Moudros (Lemnos island) during the Gallipoli Campaign

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  Landing at Gallipoli in April 1915

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  Anzac Cove

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  The Sphinx overlooking Anzac Cove

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  The Çanakkale 1915 Bridge on the Dardanelles strait, connecting Europe and Asia, is the longest suspension bridge in the world.

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  Marble plate with 6th century AD Byzantine law regulating payment of customs in the Dardanelles

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  Historic map of the Dardanelles by Piri Reis

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  The ANZACs at Gallipoli in 1915

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  Map of the Dardanelles drawn by G. F. Morrell, 1915, showing the Gallipoli peninsula and the west coast of Turkey, as well as the location of front line troops and landings during the Gallipoli Campaign

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  A view of the Dardanelles from Gallipoli peninsula

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  A view of Çanakkale from the Dardanelles

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  Ferry line across the Dardanelles in Çanakkale

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  Aerial view of the city of Çanakkale

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  Dardanelles in 2021

See also

In Spanish: Dardanelos para niños