Bozyazı Island | |
Native Name: | Bozyazı Adası |
Native Name Lang: | Turkish |
Map: | Turkey |
Coordinates: | 36.0958°N 32.9758°W |
Location: | Mediterranean Sea |
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Country: | Turkey |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | İl (province) |
Country Admin Divisions: | Mersin Province |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | İlçe |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Bozyazı |
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Bozyazı Island is a small Mediterranean island in Turkey.
The island faces Bozyazı ilçe (district) of Mersin Province at 36.0958°N 32.9758°W. Its distance to shore is only 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 . According to the Ministry of Forestry the island is declared an archaeological site .[4]