Alchitepe

Alcitepe ( Turkish : Alçıtepe ; former name is Greek Crete . Κριθιά ) is a small Turkish village in the Eceabat region, Canakkale province, about six kilometers from the southern tip of the Gallipoli Peninsula .

Village
Alchitepe
Alçıtepe
A country	Turkey
Provinces	Canakkale
Area	Eceabat
History and Geography
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Timezone	and
Population
Population	510 people ( 2012 )
Official language	Turkish
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During the Gallipoli campaign of World War I ( 1915 ), the village was the target of repeated and unsuccessful attacks by the French-British forces for several months (see First Battle of Critias , Second Battle of Critias , Third Battle of Critias ).