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AIF & MEF & EEF
Glossary of Gallipoli Terms
The following is a glossary of common place names at Anzac on the Gallipoli Peninsular.
| Gallipoli | - | |
| Aghyl Dere | - | Sheepfold Valley |
| Anafarta | - | There are two villages inland from Suvla Bay called Buyuk (Big) Anafarta and Kuchuk (Small) Anafarta. |
| Anzac Gully | - | The gully that housing corps and divisional headquarters. |
| Apex | - | A knoll on Rhododendron Ridge. |
| Ari Burnu | - | At the north end of Anzac Cove. |
| Australia Valley | - | Running off north from Aghyl Dere. |
| Baby 700 | - | [Tk: Kiliç Bairi] A hill on the Second Ridge. |
| Battleship Hill | - | [Tk: Düztepe] Hill between Baby 700 and Chunuk Bair. |
| Bauchop's Hill | - | Hill between the Aghyl Dere and Chailak Dere. |
| Broadway | - | A wide trench from Walker's Ridge to the back of Russell's Top. |
| Bully Beef Sap | - | A communication trench from Russell's Top to Monash Gully. |
| Canterbury Slope | - | On the slopes of Rhododendron Ridge |
| Chailak Dere | - | [Tk: Creviced Valley] A valley south of Aghyl Dere, from Chunuk Bair to Ocean Beach |
| Chessboard | - | A Turkish position south of The Nek named because the trenches constructed on it like the layout of a chessboard. |
| Chunuk Bair | - | [Tk: Conkbayiri] 860foot hill in the centre of the 'Sari Bair' range. |
| Destroyer Hill | - | A hill mid way between Rhododendron Ridge and No. 1 Post. |
| Farm, The | - | [Tk: Sari Tarla] Plateau just below the Chunuk Bair. |
| Fisherman's Hut | - | Stone hut between the sea and Sazli Beit Dere. |
| Gaba Tepe | - | [Tk: Kaba Tepe] A headland south of the Anzac Cove. |
| Happy Valley | - | A valley north of Walker's Ridge and below Turks' Point. |
| Hill 60 | - | [Tk: Bomba Tepe] A 60 metres high hill between the Kaiajik Dere and the Asma Dere. |
| Hill 971 | - | [Tk: Kocaçimen Tepe] A 971 foot hill in the Sari Bair Range. |
| Kaiajik Dere | - | [Tk: Little Rock Valley] A well near Hill 60. |
| Malone's Gully | - | A dry riverbed from The Nek running between Happy Valley and No. 1 Post. |
| Mule Gully | - | A gully between The Sphinx and Walker's Ridge where the Indian Supply Corps hid their mules. |
| Nek, The | - | [Tk: Boyun] A narrow piece of land between Russell's Top and Baby 700. |
| Old No 3 Outpost | - | A hillock inland from Fisherman's Hut. |
| Outpost No 1 | - | Located by the sea between Malone's Gully and Fisherman's Hut. |
| Outpost No 2 | - | Located north of Fisherman's Hut and by the sea. |
| Outpost No 3 | - | [Tk: Haliden Rizar Tepesi] North of No. 2 Outpost |
| Reserve Gully | - | A 'rest' gully between Plugge's Plateau and The Sphinx. |
| Rhododendron Spur or Ridge | - | A ridge running off Chunuk Bair and between Chailak Dere and Sazli Beit Dere. |
| Russell's Top | - | A small plateau between the Nek and Plugge's Plateau. |
| Sazli Beit Dere | - | A seasonal river running from Chunuk Bair to the sea near Fisherman's Hut. |
| Sphinx, The | - | [Tk: Sari Bair] A knife like promontory from Walker's Ridge to the sea. |
| Table Top | - | [Tk: Pilav Tepe] A hill Sazli Dere captured on 6 August 1915. |
| W Hills | - | [Tk: Ismailoglu Tepe] Held by the Turks overlooking the southern end of the Anafarta Spur and Hill 60. |
| Walker's Ridge | - | A sharp ridge from Russell's Top towards the sea. |
Further Reading:
Battles where Australians Fought
Citation: AIF & MEF & EEF, Glossary of Gallipoli Terms
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