Elaeus, Gallipoli

#20 among attractions in Gallipoli

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Elaeus, the “Olive City”, was an ancient Greek city located in Thrace, on the Thracian Chersonese. Elaeus was located at the southern end of the Hellespont near the southernmost point of the Thracian Chersonese in modern-day Turkey. According to the geographer Scymnus, Elaeus was founded by settlers from Ionian Teos, while the Pseudo-Scymnus writes that it was a colony of Athens and was founded by Phorbas ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 40°3'35"N, 26°13'50"E

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Elaeus – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial, Skew Bridge Cemetery, Helles Memorial, V Beach.

0.8 miSW
Monuments and statues, Cemetery, Memorial
Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial, Eceabat
22 min walk • The Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial stands as a solemn tribute to the soldiers who lost their lives during the Gallipoli Campaign, known in Turkey as the Battle of Çanakkale, which took place in 1915 during World War I. This towering monument is located on the Gallipoli...
1.6 miW
Cemetery
Skew Bridge Cemetery
42 min walk • Skew Bridge Cemetery in Turkey stands as a solemn testament to the sacrifices made during the Gallipoli Campaign of World War I. Located on the Gallipoli Peninsula, the cemetery is under the care of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and serves as the final resting...
2.9 miW
Memorial
Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
74 min walk • The Helles Memorial is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission war memorial near Sedd el Bahr, in Turkey, on the headland at the tip of the Gallipoli peninsula overlooking the Dardanelles. It includes an obelisk which is over 30 metres high.
2.7 miSW
Cemetery
V Beach, Gallipoli
69 min walk • V Beach Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery located near Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey. The cemetery was brought into use shortly after the landing at Cape Helles at the end of April 1915 and its use ceased in May 1915.
3 miW
Cemetery
Lancashire Landing Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Gallipoli
78 min walk • Lancashire Landing Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery located on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey. It contains the graves of some of the Allied troops killed during the Battle of Gallipoli.
5.4 miSW
City, Archaeological site
Sigeion
139 min walk • Sigeion was an ancient Greek city in the north-west of the Troad region of Anatolia located at the mouth of the Scamander. Sigeion commanded a ridge between the Aegean Sea and the Scamander which is now known as Yenişehir and is a part of the Çanakkale district in Çanakkale province, Turkey.
2.3 miNW
Cemetery
Pink Farm Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Gallipoli
59 min walk • Pink Farm Cemetery is a small Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I located near the village of Krithia on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey.
2.1 miNW
Cemetery
Twelve Tree Copse Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Gallipoli
55 min walk • Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery containing the remains of Allied troops who died during the Gallipoli campaign. It is located about one kilometre south-west of Krithia on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
1.6 miNW
Cemetery
Redoubt Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Gallipoli
41 min walk • Redoubt Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery containing the remains of allied troops who died during the Battle of Gallipoli in Turkey. It is located near Krithia on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
3 miN
40°6'7"N • 26°13'17"E
Sargıyeri Şehitliği, Çanakkale
76 min walk • Historical place, Cemetery