Sigeion

#306 among destinations in Turkey

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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. The surrounding region was referred to as the Sigean Promonotory, which was frequently used as a point of reference by ancient geographers since it marked the mouth of the Hellespont. The outline of this promontory is no longer visible due to the alluvial activity of the Karamenderes which has filled in the embayment east of Yenişehir. The name 'Sigeion' means 'silent place' and is derived from Ancient Greek σιγή, 'silence'; in Classical Antiquity, the name was assumed to be antiphrastic, i.e. indicating a characteristic of the place contrary to reality, since the seas in this region are known for their fierce storms. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 39°59'24"N, 26°10'58"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial, Troy Museum, Skew Bridge Cemetery, Helles Memorial.

4.6 miNE
Monuments and statues, Cemetery, Memorial
Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial, Eceabat
118 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...
4.3 miSE
Museum, Archaeological museum
Troy Museum, Kumkale
109 min walk • The Troy Museum is an archaeological museum located close to the archaeological site of the ancient city of Troy, in northwestern Turkey. Opened in 2018, it exhibits in seven sections of a contemporary architectural building the historical artefacts from Troy and some other ancient cities around and on nearby islands.
4.9 miN
Cemetery
Skew Bridge Cemetery
125 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...
3.9 miN
Memorial
Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
99 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.
3.7 miN
Cemetery
V Beach, Gallipoli
95 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.
4.4 miN
Cemetery
Lancashire Landing Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Gallipoli
113 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.
3.7 miSE
Archaeological site, Ancient Greek architecture
Hisarlik, Troy
96 min walk • Hisarlik, often spelled Hissarlik, is the Turkish name for an ancient city located in what is known historically as Anatolia. It is part of Çanakkale, Turkey.
4.1 miSE
Park
Late Bronze Age Troy, Troy
106 min walk • Troy in the Late Bronze Age was a thriving coastal city consisting of a steep fortified citadel and a sprawling lower town below it. It had a considerable population and extensive foreign contacts, including with Mycenaean Greece.
5.4 miNE
City, Archaeological site
Elaeus, Gallipoli
139 min walk • 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.
3.7 miSE
City,
Archaeological Site of Troy, Troy
95 min walk • Troy or Ilium was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in present-day Turkey, 30 kilometres south-west of Çanakkale. It is known as the setting for the Greek myth of the Trojan War.
2.9 miS
Archaeological site
Kumtepe, Troy
75 min walk • Kumtepe is the oldest permanent settlement in the Troas, the region in northwestern Anatolia, where later Troy was built. Kumtepe has four layers, Kumtepe IA, IB, IC and II. The last two have been largely disturbed in the twentieth century.