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Gallipoli Peninsula Lat. Chersonesus Thracica, narrow peninsula, c.50 mi (80 km) long, W Turkey, extending southwestward between the Aegean Sea and the Dardanelles . The port of Gallipoli gives it its name. It was the scene of the Gallipoli campaign of 1915 and was (1920-36) part of the demilitarized Zone of the Straits.

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Gallipoli (Gelibolu) Peninsula and port in w Turkey, on the European side of the Dardanelles. Colonized by the Ancient Greeks, it has been of strategic importance in the defence of Istanbul (Constantinople). It was the first European city to be conquered by the Ottoman Turks (1354). In 1915–16, it was the scene of the Gallipoli Campaign. Pop. (1997) 21,900.

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