Gallipoli Peninsula

...A peninsula in northwestern Turkey that separates the Aegean Sea to the west and the Sea of ​​Marmara to the east. It is called the Gallipoli Peninsula in English. It overlooks the Gulf of Saros and the Dardanelles. It is about 100 km long and 5.5 to 21 km wide. It is famous as an ancient battlefield where the British and French forces, who were trying to capture Istanbul, fought against the Ottoman Turkish forces during World War I. Gelibolu, the main city located in the center of the peninsula, was a naval base during the Ottoman Empire, but is now a thriving fishing town with a population of 50,772 (1980). ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Gallipoli Peninsula" is listed below.

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…トルコ北西部，西のエーゲ海と東のマルマラ海を分ける半島。英語ではガリポリGallipoli半島とよばれる。サロス湾とダーダネルス海峡にのぞむ。長さ約100km，幅5.5～21km。第1次世界大戦でイスタンブール攻略を目ざす英仏連合軍とオスマン･トルコ軍が戦闘を繰り広げた古戦場として有名。半島中央部に位置する中心都市ゲリボルは，オスマン帝国時代は海軍の基地であったが，現在は漁業の盛んな町で，人口5万0772(1980)。…

※「ガリポリ半島」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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