Gargara

Gargara was an ancient Greek city on the southern coast of the Troad region of Anatolia. It was initially located beneath Mount Gargaron, one of the three peaks of Mount Ida, today known as Koca Kaya.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yeşilyurt Village Mosque.

Yeşilyurt Village Mosque

Mosque

Photo: Kadı, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Yeşilyurt Village Mosque is a historical mosque built in the Ottoman period. The mosque located in Yeşilyurt Village of Ayvacık district of Çanakkale province. Yeşilyurt Village Mosque is situated 3½ km northeast of Gargara.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arıklı and Nusratlı.

Arıklı

Village

Arıklı is a village in the Ayvacık District of Çanakkale Province in Turkey. Its population is 211.

Nusratlı

Village

Nusratlı is a village in the Ayvacık District of Çanakkale Province in Turkey. Its population is 141. Nusratlı is situated 3 km north of Gargara.

Yeşilyurt

Village

Photo: Kadı, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Yeşilyurt is a village in the Ayvacık District of Çanakkale Province in Turkey. Its population is 166. Yeşilyurt Village Mosque is located in this village. Yeşilyurt is situated 3½ km northeast of Gargara.

Gargara

Type: Abandoned locality
Description: ancient city of Troas in modern-day Turkey
Categories: ancient city, archaeological site, and polis
Location: Ayvacık İlçesi, Çanakkale Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

39.53418° or 39° 32′ 3″ north

Longitude

26.53979° or 26° 32′ 23″ east

Elevation

7 metres (23 feet)

Open location code

8GF8GGMQ+MW

GeoNames ID

11398108

Wikidata ID

Q568043

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Gargara” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Gargara”
German: “Gargara”
Greek: “Γάργαρα”
Latin: “Gargara”
Russian: “Гаргара”
Spanish: “Gargara”
Spanish: “Gárgara”
Swedish: “Gargara”
Turkish: “Eski Gargara”
Turkish: “Gargara”

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