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The Dardanelles (Turkish: Çanakkale Bogazi), formerly Hellespont, is a narrow strait in northwestern Turkey connecting the Aegean Sea with the Marmara Sea.
Just like the Bosporus strait, it separates Europe (in this case the Gallipoli peninsula) and the mainland of Asia. The major city neighbouring the strait is Çanakkale (which takes its name from its famous castles; kale means "castle").
The strait has long had a strategic role in history (for example the Trojan War took place on the Asiatic side of the straits). The Persian army of Xerxes I and later the Macedonian army of Alexander the Great crossed the Dardanelles in opposite directions to invade each other's lands.
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- List of straitsThis List of straits is an appendix to the article strait''. See also straits A Agattu Strait Aleutians Akashi Strait Japan Amchitka Pass Aleutians Anegada Passage Virgin Islands and Anguilla B Bab-el-Mandeb connects Red Sea to Indian Ocean Balabac Strait
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