Ayvacık () is a town in
Çanakkale Province
Çanakkale Province () is a province of Turkey, located in the northwestern part of the country. It takes its name from the city of Çanakkale. Its area is 9,817 km2, and its population is 559,383 (2022).
Like Istanbul, Çanakkale province ...
in the
Marmara region of
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. It is the seat of
Ayvacık District.
[İlçe Belediyesi]
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023. Its population is 9,710 (2021).
The town lies at an elevation of . During the
Gallipoli campaign in
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
, it was the target of several
Allied attacks.
Ayvacik is mostly inhabited by settled
Yörüks
The Yörüks, also Yuruks or Yorouks (; , ''Youroúkoi''; ; , ''Juruci''), are a Turkish ethnic subgroup of Oghuz descent, some of whom are nomadic, primarily inhabiting the mountains of Anatolia, and partly in the Balkan peninsula. On the Bal ...
. The classical ancient site of
Assos
Assos (; , ) was an Ancient Greece, ancient Greek city near today's Behramkale () or Behram for short, which most people still call by its ancient name of Assos. It is located on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast in the Ayvacık, Çanakkale, Ayvac ...
can be found nearby.
[The Rough Guide to Turkey – 5th edition (2003). p. 289]
References
External links
Municipality's official website
Road map of Ayvacık and environsVarious images of Akliman in Ayvacık, Çanakkale
Various images of Küçükkuyu in Ayvacık, Çanakkale
Populated places in Çanakkale Province
Ayvacık District, Çanakkale
District municipalities in Turkey
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