Çiçek Island | |
Native Name: | Çiçek Adası |
Native Name Lang: | Turkish |
Map: | Turkey |
Coordinates: | 39.3764°N 26.7658°W |
Location: | Aegean Sea |
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Country: | Turkey |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | İl (province) |
Country Admin Divisions: | Balıkesir Province |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | İlçe |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Ayvalık |
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Çiçek Island (Turkish: Çiçek Adası, literally Island of flower) is an Aegean island of Turkey. It is in Edremit Gulf at 39.3764°N 26.7658°W [1] and administratively a part of Ayvalık ilçe (district) of Balıkesir Province. Its distance to the nearest point on the mainland (Anatolia) is about .
The surface area of the island is and it is covered with olive trees and narcissus. The ancient name of the island was Angistri (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αγκίστρι) or Argyronesos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αργυρόνησος). According to Milliyet newspaper currently the island is put on market.[2]