Bozyazı Island Explained

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]

References

  1. Web site: Bozyazı real estate page . tr . 2016-12-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161223202231/http://www.bozyaziemlak.com/pages.php?PageType=CityInfo . 2016-12-23 . dead .
  2. Mersin Ören yerleri,Kaleleri, Müzeleri p.276
  3. http://www.mersinkulturturizm.gov.tr/TR,73141/bozyazi.html Ministry of Culture mersin branch page
  4. http://bolge7.ormansu.gov.tr/7bolge/Libraries/AVSEZONU/MERS%C4%B0N.sflb.ashx Report