Question: where was the lost city of troy actually located
Answer: Troy ( Ancient Greek : Τροία , Troia or Τροίας , Troias and Ἴλιον , Ilion or Ἴλιος , Ilios ; Latin : Troia and Ilium ; Hittite : Wilusha or Truwisha ; Turkish : Truva or Troya ) was a city situated in the far northwest of the region known in late Classical antiquity as Asia Minor , now known as Anatolia in modern Turkey , near ( just south of ) the southwest mouth of the Dardanelles strait and northwest of Mount Ida .