Dardanelles

Lots of people worldwide know something about the Dardanelles, or Canakkale Bogazi in Turkish, is a long and huge strait which devides the Asia continent and Europe continent. Some people know the Dardanelles because they have been there, some people know something about it because they are interested in Greek mythology ( Dardanelles has an importance in Greek mythology and there are lots of myths in Greek history about the Dardanelles) and some people know something about it because of the war history, lots of war have been performed at and near to the Dardanelles throughout the history. And, some people know the Dardanelles because of it’s geographical importance, you can easily make your mind that it is an important place for geography.

All in all, Dardanelles is an important and famous place not only for Turkey but also for the world. This important place is in the borders of the Canakkale, an important and touristic city in Turkey, and also has an importance in mythology.

This area always has been an important place throughout the history, starting from the Ancient Greek history. Another important feature of the Dardanelles is, lots of singers and writers mentioned about it at their articles or songs. For example, Lord Byron mentioned about the Dardanelles at his Don Juan poem and some songs like Sweeney Todd or Bow Down to Washington. If you are interested in history or if you want to know something more about the Dardanelles you can also go online and search the topic of the amazing “Dardanelles War.”