Kilidülbahir ( Turkish for "the key of the sea") is an ancient name for a Turkish village in the Eceabat District of Çanakkale Province , on the peninsula of Gallipoli (northwestern side of the Dardanelles ). The name of the village is given as Kilidülbahir in the records of 1525 and Kilid-i Bahreyn in the records of 1665. Its name nowadays is Kilitbahir. Its population is 598 (2021).
2-555: The ancient Cynossema ( Ancient Greek : Κυνὸς σῆμα or Κυνόσσημα ) was near there, and the naval Battle of Cynossema took place in 411 BC between the Athenian and the Spartan fleets during the Peloponnesian War . In legend, Cynossema is also known for being the burial place of Hecuba , who threw herself into the sea and was turned into a dog. The fort of Kilitbahir , in the form of
4-475: A clover, was built by sultan Mehmed II . This geographical article about a location in Çanakkale Province , Turkey is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cynossema Cynossema ( Ancient Greek : Κυνὸς σῆμα and Κυνόσσημα) and Cynosemon (Κυνόσημον), meaning Dog's Tomb, was a promontory on the eastern coast of the Thracian Chersonesus , near the town of Madytus . It
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