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Granicus (battlefield)

a Pleiades place resource

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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.

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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/800531031

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
40.2926495, 27.23701235

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Associated Modern Locations:
- Less than certain: OSM Location: modern Güleç (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- Less than certain: OSM Location: modern Adliye (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Associated Modern Names:
- Less than certain: Adliye (Turkish, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- Less than certain: Güleç (Turkish, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- Less than certain: Höyükbayırı Tepe (Turkish, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

Granicus (battlefield) makes connections with:

Granicus (battlefield) located at Granicus (river) (400 BC - 301 BC)

Granicus (battlefield) receives connections from:

None

Place type:
settlement-modern

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Suggested citation:
David Meadows, and Tom Elliott, 'Granicus (battlefield): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/800531031> [accessed: 18 November 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/800531031 |title=Places: 800531031 (Granicus (battlefield)) |author=Meadows, D., T. Elliott |accessdate=November 18, 2025 5:13 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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