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Gülpınar, Turkey

Gülpınar is a town of 1,232 people in Canakkale, Turkey.

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Population1,232 GeoNames
RegionCanakkale
Elevation149 m 489 ft
Time zoneEurope/Istanbul
Nearest airportÇanakkale Airport (CKZ) 72 km

Why visit Gülpınar

Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks and 2 places to eat in and around town.

Highlights include Smintheion and Chryse (Troad).

About Gülpınar

Gülpınar is a village in the Ayvacık District of Çanakkale Province in Turkey. Its population is 1,232 (2022).

From the Wikipedia article Gülpınar, Ayvacık (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Museums and landmarks7

Smintheion

Museum

Ancient city of Troas in modern-day Turkey

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Chryse (Troad)

Monument and historic site

Ancient city of Troas in modern-day Turkey

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Hamaxitus

Monument and historic site · 2.5 km

Ancient city of Troas in modern-day Turkey

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Büyük Hamam - Roma Hamamı

Monument and historic site

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Küçük Hamam - Roma Hamamı

Monument and historic site · 0.6 km

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Kutsal Yol

Monument and historic site · 0.7 km

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Spor Alanı ve Yazıtlar Salonu

Monument and historic site

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Restaurants and cafes2

Manzara

Restaurant · Chicken, Grill, Turkish

Mo-Su 08:00-00:00

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Unlu Mamüleri

Bakery

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Shopping2

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Gas and EV charging1

Teco

Gas station · 1.1 km

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History

The name of the village is referred to as Hamaksitós in the records of 454 and Külahlı in the records of 1912. The village has the same name since 1928.

Gülpınar, which became a township in 1951, became a municipality on November 2, 1991. The municipality status of the town ended at the 2013 reorganisation when its population fell below 2000 people. The hamlet of Kızılkeçili is part of Gülpınar.

From the History section of Gülpınar, Ayvacık on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Healthcare2

Map of Gülpınar

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Getting there and nearby towns

Çanakkale Airport (CKZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 72 km away.

  • Tuzla 6 km northeast, about 6 min by car
  • Çamkalabak 7 km east, about 7 min by car
  • Kösedere 12 km northeast, about 12 min by car
  • Ezine 34 km northeast, about 34 min by car
  • Altınoluk 53 km east, about 53 min by car
  • Gömeç 64 km east, about 1 h by car
  • Burhaniye 73 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Çanakkale 74 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Edremit 78 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Dikili 84 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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