Sedd el Bahr
Local name: Seddülbahir
Located in Eceabat, Çanakkale Province Coordinates: 40°02′35″ N 26°11′21″ E
- Population
- 277
- 277
- Elevation
- 29 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- CKZ Çanakkale Airport23 km
- EDO Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport89 km
About Sedd el Bahr
Sedd el Bahr is a village. Location: Eceabat, Çanakkale Province. Population: 277. Elevation: 29 m.
Sedd el Bahr (Turkish: Seddülbahir, Ottoman Turkish: سدالبحر, meaning "Walls of the Sea") is a village in the Eceabat District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey. It is located at Cape Helles on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey. The village lies east of the cape, on the shore of the Dardanelles. It was the site of V Beach, the landing zone for two Irish battalions, including one from the SS River Clyde, on 25 April 1915 during the Gallipoli Campaign in World War I. Its population is 277 (2021).
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Population of Sedd el Bahr over time
| 2013 | 273 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 283 | |
| 2015 | 263 | |
| 2016 | 273 | |
| 2017 | 264 | |
| 2018 | 261 | |
| 2019 | 264 | |
| 2020 | 258 | |
| 2021 | 277 | |
| 2022 | 261 | |
| 2023 | 266 | |
| 2024 | 245 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Sedd el Bahr
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 15° · Night 8° · Rain 87 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Aydin · 283 km southeast19°
- Hottest month
- July (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- December (108 mm)
- Driest month
- August (9 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 10° | 10° | 12° | 17° | 22° | 28° | 30° | 30° | 26° | 20° | 15° | 12° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 4° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 12° | 8° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 90 | 76 | 65 | 45 | 33 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 24 | 42 | 87 | 108 |
How to get to Sedd el Bahr
The nearest airport is Çanakkale Airport (CKZ), 23 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (EDO) (89 km). The nearest large city is Çanakkale, 23 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Çanakkale Airport (CKZ) Çanakkale 23 kmnortheast
- Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (EDO) Edremit 89 kmsoutheast
- Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport (AXD) Alexandroupolis 92 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Çanakkale Population: 143.6K 23 kmnortheast
- Balıkesir Population: 238.2K 152 kmeast
- Tekirdağ Population: 122.3K 153 kmnortheast
- Bandırma Population: 107.6K 156 kmeast
- Çorlu Population: 202.6K 184 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Seddülbahir Kalesi (historical) Historic site, Eceabat0.2 km SW
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Camber Beach Beach, Eceabat0.2 km E
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V Beach Beach, Eceabat0.5 km W
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Guezji Baba Mountain, Eceabat0.9 km W
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Fort Ertugrul (historical) Historic site, Eceabat0.6 km W
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Hunter Weston Hill Mountain, Eceabat0.9 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources