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🏛️ Ilium-Abydos

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🏛️ Ilium-Abydos
Dual archaeological sites on the Dardanelles Strait


🕐 2 min read · Updated 15 Mar 2026 at 14:15
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in northwestern Türkiye on the Dardanelles Strait
  • Ilium (Troy) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998
  • Ancient Abydos sits directly across the strait in Asia Minor
  • Both settlements controlled maritime trade and military passage between the Aegean and Black seas

Ilium and Abydos are two interconnected ancient settlements positioned on opposite shores of the Dardanelles Strait, one of ...

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