Gallipoli

Gallipoli is name of several cities.

1. A fortified seaport town in Southern Italy, 59 miles South of Brindisi. It stands on a rocky islet in the Gulf of Taranto, close to the mainland, with which it is connected by a bridge of 12 arches. A fine cathedral and huge tanks hewn out of the solid rock for the storage of olive-oil are objects of interest.

2. A seaport of Turkey in Europe, stands on a peninsula of the same name at the western end of the Sea of Marmora, at the mouth of the Dardanelles, 90 miles South of Adrianople. It was the first city captured by the Turks in Europe, and is now the naval arsenal of Turkey and head-quarters of the Turkish navy.

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Gallon, Galloway, Galong, Galsi Vidhan Sabha Constituency, Galswinthe