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Cape Baba ( tr, Baba Burnu) or Cape Lecton ( grc, Λεκτόν), is the westernmost point of the Turkish mainland, making it the westernmost point of Asia. It is located at the village of Babakale ("Father Castle"), Ayvacık, Çanakkale, in the historical area of the Troad. There was a 
Cape Lecton is mentioned in Homer's Iliad, and by many ancient writers and geographers, including Herodotus, Thucydides, Aristotle, Livy, Plutarch, Ptolemaeus, Geography, 5.2.4
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Babakale (near Cape Baba)
Baba Extreme points of Asia Landforms of Çanakkale Province Locations in the Iliad {{Çanakkale-geo-stub
lighthouse
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at Cape Baba that was called ''Lekton'' ( Latinized as ''Lectum'') in classical times, anglicised
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as ''Cape Lecture''. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary on Acts 20 http://biblehub.com/commentaries/jfb//acts/20.htm accessed 13 October 2015
Cape Lecton is mentioned in Homer's Iliad, and by many ancient writers and geographers, including Herodotus, Thucydides, Aristotle, Livy, Plutarch, Strabo
Strabo''Strabo'' (meaning "squinty", as in strabismus) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. The father of Pompey was called "Pompeius Strabo". A native of Sicily so clear-sighted that he could see ...
, Pliny the Elder, Athenaeus and Ptolemaeus./ref> The
Acts of the Apostles
The Acts of the Apostles ( grc-koi, Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων, ''Práxeis Apostólōn''; la, Actūs Apostolōrum) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its messag ...
records a journey around the Cape from Troas to Assos undertaken by Luke the Evangelist and his companions, while Paul the Apostle
Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...
took the journey over land (). The Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary explains:
See also
* Babakale, Ayvacık * Babakale CastleReferences
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Babakale (near Cape Baba)
Baba Extreme points of Asia Landforms of Çanakkale Province Locations in the Iliad {{Çanakkale-geo-stub