Akoğlu Island

Akoğlu Island, known in Greek as Kópanos, is a Turkish islet in the . The islet is a part of Ayvalık Islands group at. It had a number of names in history such as Armutçuk, Kedi, Kópanos and Vrachonisída.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Turkey
  • Also known as: “Akoglu Adasi” and “Vrachonisída Kópanos”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gez Island and Saatli Mosque.

Island
Gez Adası is a Turkish in the northern . The island is a part of the Ayvalık Northern Islands group in district of the , administered by and is located at 39°22'40"N 26°42'23"E. is situated 3 km north of Akoğlu Island.

Mosque
Photo: Bpierreb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Agios Ioannis, meaning Saint John, is a former Greek Orthodox church built in 1850 in the coastal town of — located in present-day western — which was formerly inhabited primarily by Greeks. is situated 4 km southwest of Akoğlu Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ayvalık and Küçükköy.

Photo: Maurice Flesier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in the region of , with a population of 71,063 in 2018. It's on the south coast of the Gulf of Edremit, an inlet of the Aegean Sea, and connected by bridges to the resort of Cunda island, also described on this page.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 11,405. It includes the beach area Sarımsaklı. is situated 7 km south of Akoğlu Island.

Akoğlu Island

Latitude
39.3499° or 39° 20′ 60″ north
Longitude
26.71348° or 26° 42′ 49″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
8GF88PX7+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4522442
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
412659
Wiki­data ID
Q19610447
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Satellite Map

Discover Akoğlu Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Akoğlu Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة آق أوغلو”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة أك أوغلو”
  • Cebuano: “Akoğlu Adası”
  • Turkish: “Akoğlu Adası”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sahil Kent and Ali Çetinkaya.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fethi Sekin Parkı and Taş Adası.

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