Anzac troops called this region the “Sphinx” due to the steep geographical formation and the Anzac Cove Cliffs. This is because the Anzac troops were trained in Egypt before coming to the Gallipoli Peninsula and met there for the first time the sphinx, the protector of the pyramids. This earth structure rises here as the protector of the Gallipoli Peninsula, and is the reason why they called this location the “Sphinx”.
