Bassikia Bay

Beşik Bay is a small bay on the shore of , at the mouth of the Hellespont in present-day Asiatic . It has been written of since antiquity and throughout the 19th century, and in the 20th was seen as a strategic prize.
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  • Bay
  • Description: body of water in Turkey
  • Also known as
    “Beşik Bay”
    “Beşik Bay, Çanakkale”
    “Besika Bay”
    “Büyük Beşike Bay”
    “Büyük Beşike Limanı”
    “Büyükbeşiğe Limanı”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Achilleion.
was an ancient Greek city in the south-west of the Troad region of . is situated 3 km north of Bassikia Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kumburun and Yeniköy.
is a village in the Ezine District of in Turkey. is situated 4 km southeast of Bassikia Bay.
is a village in the Ezine District of in Turkey. is situated 5 km north of Bassikia Bay.
William Gell, Public domain.
is a village in the Ezine District of in Turkey. is situated 5 km east of Bassikia Bay.

Bassikia Bay

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Latitude
39.89044° or 39° 53′ 26″ north
Longitude
26.14944° or 26° 8′ 58″ east
Open location code
8GF8V4RX+5Q
Geo­Names ID
11395531
Wiki­data ID
Q4080909

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Bassikia Bay” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Büyük Beşike”
  • Cebuano: “Bashika Bay”
  • Estonian: “Besika laht (Çanakkale)”
  • Estonian: “Besika laht”
  • French: “baie de Beşik”
  • French: “Baie de Beşik”
  • German: “Besika-Bay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Beşik Koyu”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Beşikbukta i Çanakkale”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Beşikbukta”
  • Russian: “Безикская бухта”
  • Spanish: “Bahia de Besik”
  • Spanish: “Bahía de Beşik”
  • Turkish: “Beşik Koyu, Çanakkale”
  • Venetian: “Büyük Beşike”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Çamoba and Mahmudiye.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Koca Limanı and Kavgalı Çeşme.

Turkey: Highlights

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