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Troy

Çanakkale · Archaeological site

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Catalogue label

Kind
Archaeological site
Province / district
Çanakkale
Elevation
36 m
UNESCO
World Heritage, 1998
Wikidata
Q22647

About

Troy or Ilion was an ancient city located in present-day Çanakkale, Turkey. It is best known as the setting for the Greek myth of the Trojan War. The modern-day archaeological site, also known as Hisarlık, is open to the public as a tourist destination, and was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1998.

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