Gallipoli

Gallipoli, a seaport of Turkey, on the peninsula of the same name (the ancient Thracian Chersonesus), at the north-eastern extremity of the Dardanelles, 90 miles S. of Adrianople, and 130 WSW. of Constantinople. The ancient Kallipolis, of which some ruins remain, it was formerly the most important commercial town on the Hellespont, and still retains considerable trade. There are two harbours, extensive bazaars, and some manufactures. Gallipoli is the headquarters of the Turkish fleet, and the seat of a Greek bishop, and contains numerous mosques and fountains. The population is slightly over 15,000. The town was taken by the Turks in 1356, and formed their earliest European possession; and here the allies disembarked during the Crimean war.