Çıplak Island Explained

Çıplak Island
Native Name:Çıplak Adası
Native Name Lang:Turkish
Map:Turkey
Coordinates:39.2869°N 26.5917°W
Location:Aegean Sea
Country:Turkey
Country Admin Divisions Title:İl (province)
Country Admin Divisions:Balıkesir Province
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:İlçe
Country Admin Divisions 1:Ayvalık
Country 1 Area M2:or
Country 1 Area Ha:-->

Çıplak Island (Turkish: Çıplak Ada, meaning "Barren island", Chalkis of the antiquity, in Greek known as Gymno (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Γυμνό)) is an Aegean island of Turkey.

The island at 39.2869°N 26.5917°W is a part of Ayvalık ilçe (district) of Balıkesir Province.[1] Its distance to mainland is . With an area of it is one of the larger islands around Ayvalık. It’s the southernmost island of the Ayvalık Islands archipelago, and the only one with shores to both Edremit Gulf and Dikili Gulf.

The uninhabited island was a natural pasture for sheep breeding. Every year the shepherds used to bring sheep herd to the island. However they now complain of rabbits which infest the grazing land.[2]

References

  1. http://www.haritatr.com/harita/Ciplak-Ada/90378 Map page
  2. http://www.sabah.com.tr/turizm/2013/10/26/ciplak-ada-10-yilda-tavsanlarla-doldu Sabah newspaper