Yellow Tower
Yellow Tower is a castle in Eceabat, Çanakkale Province. Yellow Tower is situated nearby to the battlefield Namazgah Redoubt, as well as near the village Kilitbahir.- Type: Castle
- Also known as: “Sarı Kule” and “Σαρί Κουλέ”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stop Passenger! Monument and Çimenlik Castle.
Stop Passenger! Monument
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Stop Passenger! Monument is situated 1¼ km northwest of Yellow Tower.
Çimenlik Castle
Castle
Photo: Maarten Sepp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kale-i Sultaniye or Çimenlik Castle is a castle which was built on the Asian shore of the Dardanelles in Turkey in 1452. Today, it is part of the Çanakkale Naval Museum. Çimenlik Castle is situated 1½ km east of Yellow Tower.
Aynalı Çarşı
Marketplace
Photo: Bahar101, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aynalı Çarşı is a marketplace, which is situated 2 km east of Yellow Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilitbahir and Çanakkale.
Kilitbahir
Village
Photo: J budissin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eceabat is a town on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Eastern Thrace, in the west of Turkey. It stands on the European bank of the Straits of Dardanelles and traditionally was one of the main crossing points: on the Asia side is Çanakkale, the chief city of the area.
Çanakkale
Photo: Грищук ЮН, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Çanakkale is a city in the Southern Marmara region of Turkey. It stands at the outlet of the Dardanelles, the straits between European and Asian Turkey, and has been a travel hub in peace and war since antiquity.
Kepez
Village
Kepez is a seaside town in the Çanakkale District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey. Its population is 35,390. The town has its own municipality which was established in 1992. Kepez is situated 6 km south of Yellow Tower.
Yellow Tower
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Eceabat, Çanakkale Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
40.14668° or 40° 8′ 48″ northLongitude
26.38026° or 26° 22′ 49″ eastOpen location code
8GG849WJ+M4OpenStreetMap ID
way 500237751OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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In Other Languages
“Yellow Tower” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Κίτρινος Πύργος”
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