Troy
The mound of Hisarlık, where the remains of the city at the heart of the Trojan War story lie in layer upon layer. A large wooden horse stands at the entrance, and the site has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1998.
- Where
- Çanakkale, Çanakkale, Türkiye
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 39.9575, 26.2389
Get the Troy stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Troy. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Çanakkale volume with your photos and a note.
Near Troy
Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial 10 km
A war memorial on Hisarlık Hill above Morto Bay, at the southern tip of the Gallipoli peninsula. It honours about 253,000 Turkish soldiers who served in the Gallipoli campaign of 1915, with four tall pillars holding up a broad flat roof.
Bozcaada 22 km
A small island in the northeastern Aegean, the third largest in Turkey, known for centuries for its grapes, wines and red poppies. The main town sits below a large castle, and tourism, wine and fishing keep the island going.
Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park 26 km
A park of over 33,000 hectares on the Gallipoli peninsula, set up in 1973 around the battlefields of the First World War. Memorials and cemeteries are spread along its ridges, coves and beaches.
Assos 53 km
The ruins of an ancient Greek city above the village of Behramkale, on the Aegean shore of the Biga Peninsula. The Temple of Athena crowns the hilltop, and the harbour below was once the only good one on 80 kilometres of coast.
Pergamon 124 km
A rich and powerful ancient Greek city on a high promontory above modern Bergama. Its acropolis holds one of the steepest theatres of the ancient world, and its library was once a rival to Alexandria's.
Konak Square 187 km
A busy square at the southern end of Atatürk Avenue on the İzmir waterfront, named after the provincial government house that stands on it. Its clock tower, built in 1901, is the best-known landmark in the city.
Kemeraltı 188 km
The historic bazaar district of İzmir, a maze of lanes behind Konak Square and still one of the liveliest parts of the city. Old caravanserais such as Kızlarağası Han sit among stalls of food, fabric and copperware.
Selimiye Mosque 193 km
Built for Sultan Selim II by Mimar Sinan between 1568 and 1575, and judged by Sinan himself to be his masterpiece. A single vast dome rises over the prayer hall, ringed by four slender minarets, and the mosque and its complex are on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Questions
Where is Troy?
Troy is in Çanakkale, Çanakkale, Türkiye. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial (10 km), Bozcaada (22 km), Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park (26 km).
How do I get the Troy stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Troy and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Çanakkale volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Troy before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Çanakkale volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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