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Chunuk Bair Yeni Zelanda Anıtı

The Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial, located in Eceabat, Çanakkale, is one of four New Zealand memorials on the Gallipoli Peninsula, built in 1925 by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) to commemorate New Zealand soldiers whose graves are unknown. The memorial bears the names of 849 soldiers and was designed by architect S. Hurst Seager as a 20.5-meter-high tapering stone pylon. Nearby, the New Zealand Memorial is 32 meters away, and the Statue of Mustafa Kemal at Chunuk Bair is 38 meters away.

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Historic Sites in Eceabat

Lancashire Landing Cemetery

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Helles Anıtı

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Pink Farm Cemetery

Eceabat

Redoubt Cemetery

Eceabat

Sargıyeri Şehitliği

Eceabat

Seyit Onbaşı Anıtı

Eceabat

Mehmetçiğe Saygı Anıtı

Eceabat

Arıburnu Memorial

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New Zealand Memorial at Chunuk Bair

32 m · The New Zealand Memorial at Chunuk Bair, located in Eceabat, Çanakkale, is one of four memorials erected to commemorate New Zealand soldiers who died on the Gallipoli peninsula. The memorial was built in 1925 by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) on Chunuk Bair Hill and stands 20.5 meters tall. It bears the names of 849 soldiers who died in the Battle of Sari Bair in August 1915 and other operations in this sector. Visitors can also walk to the Statue of Mustafa Kemal at Chunuk Bair (22 m) and the Chunuk Bair Yeni Zelanda Anıtı (32 m).

Statue of Mustafa Kemal at Chunuk Bair

38 m · The Statue of Mustafa Kemal at Chunuk Bair, located in Eceabat, Çanakkale, is the newest memorial built at Chunuk Bair. The bronze statue was constructed in 1993 by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to commemorate the Chunuk Bair assault commanded by Mustafa Kemal on August 10, 1915. The memorial is within walking distance of the New Zealand Memorial.

Atatürk'ün Gözetleme Yeri

94 m

The Apex

329 m

Siperler

990 m

Düz Tepe 10. Alay Cephesi

1.0 km

Mesudiye Topu

1.5 km

Kemalyeri

1.9 km

Adana Bayırı

2.1 km

Fisherman's Hut

2.2 km

Kaiajik Aghala

2.6 km

Kırmızı Sırt 125. Alay Siperleri

2.8 km

Plugge's Plateau

2.9 km · Plugge's Plateau, located in Eceabat, Çanakkale, is a hill 100 meters above sea level, named after Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Plugge, commander of the Auckland Battalion. It was captured by the 3rd Australian Infantry Brigade on April 25, 1915. Turkish soldiers called it Hain Tepe (Treacherous Hill) due to the effect of the artillery battery located there. The Arıburnu Memorial (319 m) and Ari Burnu (360 m) are within walking distance.

Dead Man's Field

2.9 km

Lone Pine Memorial

3.0 km · The Lone Pine Memorial in Eceabat, Çanakkale, commemorates over 4,900 Australian and New Zealand soldiers who died during the Gallipoli Campaign of World War I. The memorial is located within the Lone Pine Cemetery, one of the sites of the fiercest fighting, inside the Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park. Visitors can access the cemetery via the main entrance with a wheelchair and can visit the memorial at any time.

Lonesome Pine

3.0 km

Ocean Beach

3.0 km

Ari Burnu

3.0 km · Ari Burnu in Çanakkale is a historic site on the Gallipoli Peninsula, sometimes known as the First ANZAC Landing Place. It was a main landing zone for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) troops during the Gallipoli Campaign on April 25, 1915. The Ari Burnu Cemetery was established in 1915 during World War I and houses the graves of 252 Commonwealth soldiers. The Ari Burnu Memorial features a quote attributed to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Arıburnu Memorial (81 m) and Plugge's Plateau (360 m) are within walking distance.

Browns Dip

3.0 km

Arıburnu Memorial

3.1 km · Arıburnu Memorial is a historic site located in Eceabat, Çanakkale. This is the area where Anzac forces first landed on the morning of April 25, 1915, during the Gallipoli land battles. The memorial features a poignant inscription attributed to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, commemorating the soldiers who lost their lives in the war. Arıburnu also contains a cemetery established in 1915, housing 252 Commonwealth soldiers, predominantly Australians. Within walking distance are Ari Burnu (81 m) and Plugge's Plateau (319 m).

Arı Burnu

3.4 km

Hell Spit

3.5 km

Sappers Post

4.0 km

Mehmetçiğe Saygı Anıtı

4.1 km · The Respect to Mehmetçik Memorial is a monument in the Gallipoli peninsula, Çanakkale Province, Turkey. It is located in the Eceabat district of Çanakkale Province in the southern end of Albayrak heights within the Gallipoli Peninsula Historical Site which is facing the Anzac Cove. Mehmetçik is a common name given to soldiers in a war, akin to G.I. in the US.