Kilidülbahir
Kilitbahir | |
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Village | |
 Kilitbahir Castle, built by Mehmed II Fatih in 1452 | |
 Location of the municipality of Eceabat within Turkey | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Region | Marmara |
| Province | Çanakkale |
| Municipality | Eceabat |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 17xxx |
| Area code | 286 |
| Licence plate | 17 |
Kilitbahir (Turkish: Kilit-ül-bahr, "the key of the sea") is a Turkish village in the Eceabat district of Çanakkale Province, on the peninsula of Gallipoli (European part of the Dardanelles).
The fort of Kilitbahir, in the form of a clover, was built by sultan Mehmed II.
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References
 | This geographical article about a location in Çanakkale Province, Turkey is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.