Native name: Bozyazı Adası | |
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Geography | |
Location | Mediterranean Sea |
Coordinates | 36°05′45″N 32°58′33″E / 36.09583°N 32.97583°E |
Administration | |
İl (province) | Mersin Province |
İlçe | Bozyazı |
Bozyazı Island is a small Mediterranean island in Turkey.
The island faces Bozyazı ilçe (district) of Mersin Province at 36°05′45″N 32°58′33″E / 36.09583°N 32.97583°E. Its distance to shore is only 200 metres (660 ft) and in 1982 a road was constructed between the main land and the island by embankment. But in 2009 the artificial connection was abandoned. [1]
Although it is currently uninhabited there are ruins on the island. The island was once a part of the Nagidos ancient city. [2] However, during the Cilician pirates age the city lost its former importance and the population mostly concentrated in the island then called "Nagidudos" or "Tagiduda". [3]
The total area of the island is about 11,500 square metres (124,000 sq ft). According to the Ministry of Forestry the island is declared an archaeological site . [4]
Native name: Bozyazı Adası | |
---|---|
Geography | |
Location | Mediterranean Sea |
Coordinates | 36°05′45″N 32°58′33″E / 36.09583°N 32.97583°E |
Administration | |
İl (province) | Mersin Province |
İlçe | Bozyazı |
Bozyazı Island is a small Mediterranean island in Turkey.
The island faces Bozyazı ilçe (district) of Mersin Province at 36°05′45″N 32°58′33″E / 36.09583°N 32.97583°E. Its distance to shore is only 200 metres (660 ft) and in 1982 a road was constructed between the main land and the island by embankment. But in 2009 the artificial connection was abandoned. [1]
Although it is currently uninhabited there are ruins on the island. The island was once a part of the Nagidos ancient city. [2] However, during the Cilician pirates age the city lost its former importance and the population mostly concentrated in the island then called "Nagidudos" or "Tagiduda". [3]
The total area of the island is about 11,500 square metres (124,000 sq ft). According to the Ministry of Forestry the island is declared an archaeological site . [4]