Bassikia Bay
Beşik Bay is a small bay on the Aegean shore of Troy, at the mouth of the Hellespont in present-day Asiatic Turkey. It has been written of since antiquity and throughout the 19th century, and in the 20th was seen as a strategic prize.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Achilleion.
Achilleion
Achilleion was an ancient Greek city in the south-west of the Troad region of Anatolia. It has been located on a promontory known as Beşika Burnu about 8 km south of Sigeion. Achilleion is situated 3 km north of Bassikia Bay.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kumburun and Yeniköy.
Kumburun
Village
Kumburun is a village in the Ezine District of Çanakkale Province in Turkey. Its population is 423. Kumburun is situated 4 km southeast of Bassikia Bay.
Yeniköy
Village
Yeniköy is a village in the Ezine District of Çanakkale Province in Turkey. Its population is 363. Yeniköy is situated 5 km north of Bassikia Bay.
Üvecik
Village
Üvecik is a village in the Ezine District of Çanakkale Province in Turkey. Its population is 510. Üvecik is situated 5 km east of Bassikia Bay.
Bassikia Bay
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Beşik Bay”, “Beşik Bay, Çanakkale”, “Besika Bay”, “Büyük Beşike Bay”, “Büyük Beşike Limanı”, and “Büyükbeşiğe Limanı”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Çanakkale Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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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”
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Explore places such as Çamoba and Mahmudiye.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Koca Limanı and Kavgalı Çeşme.
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