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What Is the Strategic Importance of Gallipoli?
Gallipoli is a peninsula stretching from the Marmara Sea, where Istanbul is, leading down to the Mediterranean. The straits of the Dardanelles are of strategic importance because they are basically the gateway to Istanbul or Constantinople. This is not far from where Troy once was, huh? So tourists to Gallipoli today will usually cross the straits to go and pay a visit to the ruins of Troy.