Granicus (battlefield)

settlement · 2000 AD – 2099 AD · location approximate

Alexander's famous battle at the Granicus river in 334 BCE may have taken place in the vicinity of modern Güleç, Adliye, and Höyükbayırı Tepe in the Biga district of Turkey's Canakkale province.

Coordinates

40.29265, 27.23701

Also known as

Adliye (tr), Adliye (tr), Güleç (tr), Güleç (tr), Höyükbayırı Tepe (tr), Höyükbayırı Tepe (tr)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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