Achi Baba

Achi Baba is a height dominating the Gallipoli Peninsula in , located in . Achi Baba was the main position of the Ottoman Turkish defenses in 1915 during the World War I Gallipoli campaign.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 215 metres
  • Description: landform in Turkey, defense in the Gallipoli campaign
  • Also known as: “Achı Baba”, “Aci Baba”, “Açı Baba”, “Acla Baba”, “Ahi Baba”, “Alçı Tepe”, “Alçıtepe”, “Tree Hill”, and “Tree Peak”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Military memorial cemeteries of Çanakkale and Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery.

Cemetery
Photo: Ossden, Public domain.
is a cemetery.

Cemetery
Photo: Dudva, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission containing the remains of Allied troops who died during the Gallipoli campaign.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alçıtepe and Behramlı.

Village
Photo: Hüseyin Öcal, CC BY 3.0.
, also known by its former name, Krithia, is a small village in on a commanding high plateau, about 4 miles from , the tip of the Thracian Chersonesos, now Gallipoli Peninsula.

Village
is a village in the Eceabat District of in Turkey. Its population is 425.

Village
Photo: Jll, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a village in the Eceabat District, , . It is located at on the peninsula in . The village lies east of the cape, on the shore of the . is situated 8 km southwest of Achi Baba.

Achi Baba

Latitude
40.09777° or 40° 5′ 52″ north
Longitude
26.25493° or 26° 15′ 18″ east
Elevation
215 metres (705 feet)
Open location code
8GG837X3+4X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2618222368
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
752164
Wiki­data ID
Q4673652
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Satellite Map

Discover Achi Baba from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Achi Baba” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Alçı Tepe”
  • Chinese: “阿奇山”
  • Chinese: “阿奇巴巴”
  • Dutch: “Alçı Tepe”
  • Greek: “Ατσί Μπαμπά”
  • Spanish: “Achi Baba”
  • Turkish: “Açı Baba”
  • Turkish: “Alçı Tepe”
  • Urdu: “اچی بابا”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Başçeşme and Dardanus.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Alçıtepe Terası and Kanlıdere Martyrs‘ Cemetery.

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