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🏛️ Traianoupolis-Kallipolis

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🏛️ Traianoupolis-Kallipolis
Ruined Roman and Byzantine city in northwestern Türkiye


🕐 2 min read · Updated 14 Mar 2026 at 20:47
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in Çanakkale Province, northwestern Türkiye, near the Dardanelles Strait
  • Founded as Traianoupolis by Roman emperor Trajan in the early 2nd century CE
  • Occupied and modified under Byzantine rule; abandoned by the Ottoman period
  • Remains largely unexcavated; accessible but partially overgrown

Traianoupolis-Kallipolis is an archaeological site preserving the remains of a Roman city established during the reign of Emperor ...

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