Cape Baba

Cape Baba or Cape Lecton is the westernmost point of the , making it the westernmost point of . It is located at the village of Babakale, , in the historical area of the Troad.
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: cape
  • Also known as: “Lectum Promontorıum”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Babakale and Kocaköy.

Photo: Abdullah kıyga, CC BY 3.0.
is a village in the Region of Turkey, with a population of 497 in 2020. It's existed since antiquity but the present village grew up to serve its castle, built from 1725.

Village
is a village in the Ayvacık District of in Turkey. Its population is 201.

Village
is a village in the Ayvacık District of 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.

Cape Baba

Latitude
39.47958° or 39° 28′ 47″ north
Longitude
26.06347° or 26° 3′ 49″ east
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
United Nations Location Code
TR BBP
Open location code
8GF8F3H7+R9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1581231888
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
322623
Wiki­data ID
Q527902
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Ukrainian—“Cape Baba” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Λεκτόν”
  • Arabic: “رأس بابا”
  • Azerbaijani: “Baba burnu”
  • Basque: “Baba lurmuturra”
  • Belarusian: “Баба”
  • Belarusian: “Мыс Баба”
  • Bulgarian: “Баба”
  • Catalan: “Baba”
  • Cebuano: “Baba Burnu (punta sa Turkiya, Çanakkale)”
  • Cebuano: “Baba Burnu”
  • Chinese: “巴巴角”
  • Czech: “Baba”
  • Czech: “mys Baba”
  • Czech: “Mys Baba”
  • Dutch: “Cape Baba”
  • Esperanto: “Kabo Baba”
  • French: “cap Baba”
  • French: “Cap Baba”
  • German: “Kap Baba”
  • Greek: “Ακρωτήριο Λεκτόν”
  • Italian: “Capo Baba”
  • Japanese: “ババ岬”
  • Kabardian: “Бабэ”
  • Latvian: “Babas rags”
  • Lithuanian: “Babo kyšulys”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kapp Baba”
  • Polish: “Baba”
  • Portuguese: “Cabo Baba”
  • Russian: “Баба”
  • Russian: “Лектон”
  • Russian: “мыс Баба”
  • Serbian: “Рт Баба”
  • Spanish: “Cabo Baba”
  • Swedish: “Kap Baba”
  • Turkish: “Baba Burun”
  • Turkish: “Bababurnu”
  • Ukrainian: “Баба”
  • “Baba Koyu”

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