Achi Baba

Achi Baba

Achi Baba (in Turkish Alçi Tepe) is a height dominating the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey. ["Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary", p. 5]

Achi Baba was the main position of the Ottoman Turkish defenses in 1915 during the World War I Gallipoli campaign. ["Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary", p. 5]

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* "Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary", Third Edition. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster Inc., 1997. ISBN 0877795460.


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