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 | | Seaport and capital of anakkale province, northwest Turkey, on the Asiatic shore of the Dardanelles, 256 km/160 mi southwest of Istanbul; population (1990) 54,000. |
 | | It is a commercial and administrative centre, and a tourist hub for Troy and the military memorials of the Gallipoli campaign of World War I. A strong naval presence is still maintained in the port, which is strategically placed to control access through the strait. |
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