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.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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seddel-Bahr and Alçıtepe.
Seddel-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
- Type: Memorial
- Also known as: “Helles Anıtı” and “İngiliz Anıtı”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Eceabat, Çanakkale Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.04579° or 40° 2′ 45″ northLongitude
26.17906° or 26° 10′ 45″ eastOpen location code
8GG825WH+8JOpenStreetMap ID
way 463289329OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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