Helles Memorial
The Helles Memorial is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission war memorial near Sedd el Bahr, in Turkey, on the headland at the tip of the Gallipoli peninsula overlooking the Dardanelles.Photo: Harvey Barrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: CWGC cemetery in Turkey
- Also known as: “Helles Anıtı” and “Helles Memorial to the Missing”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lancashire Landing Cemetery and Çanakkale Martyrs’ Memorial.
Lancashire Landing Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: GaryBlakeley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lancashire Landing Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery located on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey. It contains the graves of some of the Allied troops killed during the Battle of Gallipoli. Lancashire Landing Cemetery is situated 1 km northwest of Helles Memorial.
Çanakkale Martyrs’ Memorial
Park
Photo: Onderkokturk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial is a war memorial commemorating the service of about 253,000 Turkish soldiers who participated at the Battle of Gallipoli, which took place from April 1915 to December 1915 during the First World War. Çanakkale Martyrs’ Memorial is situated 3½ km east of Helles Memorial.
Skew Bridge Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Jll, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skew Bridge Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery containing the remains of Allied troops who died during the Battle of Gallipoli, including the youngest British soldier. Skew Bridge Cemetery is situated 2½ km northeast of Helles Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sedd el Bahr and Alçıtepe.
Sedd el Bahr
Village
Photo: Jll, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Sedd el Bahr is a village in the Eceabat District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey. It is located at Cape Helles on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey. The village lies east of the cape, on the shore of the Dardanelles.
Alçıtepe
Village
Photo: Hüseyin Öcal, CC BY 3.0.
Alçıtepe, also known by its former name, Krithia, is a small village in Turkey on a commanding high plateau, about 4 miles from Cape Helles, the tip of the Thracian Chersonesos, now Gallipoli Peninsula. Alçıtepe is situated 7 km northeast of Helles Memorial.
Kumkale
Village
Kumkale is a village in Çanakkale Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,016. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. Kumkale is situated 9 km southeast of Helles Memorial.
Helles Memorial
Latitude
40.04583° or 40° 2′ 45″ northLongitude
26.17913° or 26° 10′ 45″ eastElevation
30 metres (98 feet)Open location code
8GG825WH+8JOpenStreetMap ID
node 2268371111OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q6766045
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Helles Memorial” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Memorial de Helles”
- Chinese: “赫勒斯角不列颠纪念碑”
- Hebrew: “אנדרטת הליס”
- Hungarian: “Hellész-foki emlékmű”
- Japanese: “ヘレス記念碑”
- Turkish: “Cape Helles Anıtı”
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