Kızılkeçili

Kızılkeçili is a neighborhood in Ayvacık İlçesi, Çanakkale Province. Kızılkeçili is situated nearby to the hamlet Çamtepe, as well as near the neighborhood Aşağıoba.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Smintheion.

Smintheion

Museum

Photo: Özgür Arda BAYRAM, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Smintheion or Smintheum was a town in ancient Troad, near Chryse, which contained a noted sanctuary of Apollo mentioned by Homer. The sanctuary was dedicated to Apollo Smintheus, a byname of Apollo associated with mice and rats. Smintheion is situated 4 km west of Kızılkeçili.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yukarıköy and Gülpınar.

Yukarıköy

Village

Yukarıköy is a village in the Ayvacık District of Çanakkale Province in Turkey. Its population is 707. Yukarıköy is situated 3 km northeast of Kızılkeçili.

Gülpınar

Village

Gülpınar is a village in the Ayvacık District of Çanakkale Province in Turkey. Its population is 1,232. The ruins of the ancient town of Hamaxitus with its Apollon Smintheion Sanctuary are within the village borders. Gülpınar is situated 3½ km west of Kızılkeçili.

Çamkalabak

Village

Çamkalabak is a village in the Ayvacık District of Çanakkale Province in Turkey. Its population was 651 in 2021. Çamkalabak is situated 3½ km southeast of Kızılkeçili.

Kızılkeçili

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “Kizilkecili”, “Yangırkaya”, and “Yangırkayaoba”
Category: locality
Location: Ayvacık İlçesi, Çanakkale Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude

39.52942° or 39° 31′ 46″ north

Longitude

26.1607° or 26° 9′ 39″ east

Elevation

239 metres (784 feet)

Open location code

8GF8G5H6+Q7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2395154010

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

297746

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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Kızılkeçili” goes by many names.

French: “Kızılkeçili”
German: “Kızılkeçili”
Portuguese: “Kızılkeçili”
Spanish: “Kızılkeçili”
Turkish: “Kızılkeçili”

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