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Achi Baba () is a height dominating the 
Achi Baba is referenced in the closing stanza of the following poem published in 1915:
Gallipoli Peninsula
The Gallipoli Peninsula (; ; ) is located in the southern part of East Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles strait to the east.
Gallipoli is the Italian form of the Greek name (), meaning ' ...
in Turkey
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, located in Çanakkale Province
Çanakkale Province () is a province of Turkey, located in the northwestern part of the country. It takes its name from the city of Çanakkale. Its area is 9,817 km2, and its population is 559,383 (2022).
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.''Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary'', p. 5 Achi Baba was the main position of the Ottoman Turkish
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defenses in 1915 during the World War I
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Gallipoli campaign. Mediterranean Expeditionary Force Commander-in-Chief Sir Ian Hamilton
General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton, (16 January 1853 – 12 October 1947) was a senior British Army officer who had an extensive British Imperial military career in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Hamilton was twice recommended for th ...
had set the capture of Achi Baba as a stated priority for operations during the Allied landing at Cape Helles
Cape Helles is the rocky headland at the southwesternmost tip of the Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey. It was the scene of heavy fighting between Ottoman Turkish and British troops during the landing at Cape Helles at the beginning of the Gallipo ...
on 25 April 1915. Four separate attempts were made by the Allies to seize Achi Baba and the village of Krithia between April and July, but the heights remained in Turkish hands for the duration of the campaign.
Achi Baba is referenced in the closing stanza of the following poem published in 1915:
See also
* Krithia, nearby, also called ''Alçıtepe'' in TurkishReferences
Sources
* ''Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary'', Third Edition. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster Inc., 1997. . Geography of Turkey Gallipoli campaign Landforms of Çanakkale Province {{Çanakkale-geo-stub