Kilitbahir

Kilitbahir (Turkish: Kilit-ül-bahr, "the key of the sea") is a Turkish village in the Eceabat district of Çanakkale Province, on the peninsula of Gallipoli (eastern side of the Dardanelles).

Kilitbahir
Village
Kilitbahir Castle, built by Mehmed II Fatih in 1452
Location of the municipality of Eceabat within Turkey
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Coordinates: 40°08′55″N 26°22′45″E / 40.14861°N 26.37917°E / 40.14861; 26.37917Coordinates: 40°08′55″N 26°22′45″E / 40.14861°N 26.37917°E / 40.14861; 26.37917
Country	Turkey
Region	Marmara Region
Province	Çanakkale
Municipality	Eceabat
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	17xxx
Area code	286
Licence plate	17

The fort of Kilitbahir, in the form of a clover, was built by sultan Mehmed II.

See also

• Gallipoli Campaign

References

1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.