Babakale

Babakale 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.
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  • Type: Village with 505 residents
  • Description: village in Ayvacık, Çanakkale–Asia, northwestern Turkey
  • Also known as: “Babakale Köyü” and “Babakale, Ayvacık”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Babakale Mosque and Tomb of Baba Sultan.

Mosque
Photo: Emirhan Sağdır, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tomb
Photo: Emirhan Sağdır, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Babakale

Latitude
39.4797° or 39° 28′ 47″ north
Longitude
26.0649° or 26° 3′ 54″ east
Population
505
Elevation
34 metres (112 feet)
Open location code
8GF8F3H7+VW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2395153978
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
322609
Wiki­data ID
Q797565
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chechen to Yoruba—“Babakale” goes by many names.
  • Chechen: “Бабакале”
  • Dutch: “Babakale”
  • German: “Babakale”
  • Russian: “Бабакале”
  • Serbian: “Бабакале”
  • Tatar: “Бабакале”
  • Turkish: “Babakale, Ayvacık”
  • Turkish: “Babakale”
  • Uzbek: “Babakale”
  • Vietnamese: “Babakale, Ayvacık”
  • Vietnamese: “Babakale”
  • Yoruba: “Babakale”
  • “Babakale”

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