Balaban Island
Balaban Island is an island in Muğla Province, Turkey. Balaban Island is situated nearby to the locality Gemiler, as well as near the neighborhood Kınalı.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Turkey
- Also known as: “Balaban Adasi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Nikolo Island.
St. Nikolo Island
Islet
Gemiler Island is an island located off the coast of Turkey near the city of Fethiye. On the island are the remains of several churches built between the fourth and sixth centuries AD, along with a variety of associated buildings.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kayaköy and Karakeçililer.
Kayaköy
Photo: Nikodem Nijaki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kayaköy is a "ghost town” in Lycia on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, 10 km south of Fethiye. Remarkably, 975 of these ghosts were substantial enough to deceive the census enumerators of 2022, and they run shops, cafés and guesthouses, and drive too fast around bends knowing they can't die a second time.
Karakeçililer
Village
Karakeçililer is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Fethiye, Muğla Province, Turkey. Its population is 288.>…
Hisarönü
Neighborhood
Photo: allen watkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hisarönü is a tourist resort in the Fethiye district of the Muğla Province of Turkey. It is part of the neighbourhood Ölüdeniz. It is situated at the western extreme of the Mediterranean coast of Turkey and the southern extreme of the Aegean coast. Hisarönü is situated 9 km east of Balaban Island.
Balaban Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Muğla Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.55689° or 36° 33′ 25″ northLongitude
29.03012° or 29° 1′ 48″ eastOpen location code
8G8FH24J+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
way 4518441OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Balaban Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Balaban Adası”
- Turkish: “Balaban Adası”
- “Balaban Adası”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gemiler and Kınalı.
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Highlights include Boğazdağ Tepesi and Burunucu Adası.
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