Middle East
Turkey
Kocaeli Province

Kefken Island

Kefken Island, lies off the coast of , a short boat ride from the mainland village of Cebeci in the district of . It has an area of 21 hectares, and is about four times as long as it is broad.
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Photo: Kocaeli Kameraman Şadi Akdoğan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Turkey
  • Also known as: “Kefken Adasi”, “Kerpe Adası”, and “Kirpen adasi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Uzunkum Nature Park.

Park
Photo: Gturegun, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a nature park declared coastal area in , northwestern Turkey. Uzunkum, literally long sandy beach, is located at east of Cebeci village in district of Kocaeli Province.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cebeci and Calpe.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a village.

Village
, also Kalpas or Calpas, was a port city of ancient Bithynia in Asia Minor, on the shore of the . It was located not far from the mouth of the river Calpas. is situated 8 km southwest of Kefken Island.

Village
Photo: bekkoe, CC BY 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 9 km southeast of Kefken Island.

Kefken Island

Latitude
41.21462° or 41° 12′ 53″ north
Longitude
30.25969° or 30° 15′ 35″ east
Population
1,360
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
8GHG6775+RV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4521307
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
743557
Wiki­data ID
Q6047559
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Kefken Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كيفكين”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kefken adası”
  • Catalan: “Illa Kefken”
  • Cebuano: “Kefken Adası”
  • Chinese: “凯夫肯岛”
  • Croatian: “Kefken”
  • French: “île de Kefken”
  • French: “Île de Kefken”
  • German: “Kefken Adası”
  • Greek: “Δαφνουσία”
  • Greek: “Νήσος Δαφνουσία”
  • Italian: “Isola di Kefken”
  • Japanese: “ケフケン島”
  • Macedonian: “Кефкен”
  • Polish: “Kefken”
  • Russian: “Кефкен”
  • Spanish: “Isla Kefken”
  • Turkish: “Bitinya Adası”
  • Turkish: “Kefken Adası”
  • Turkish: “Tynias Adası”
  • Ukrainian: “Кефкен”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kıyı Emniyeti and Cebeci Sahil Parkı.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kefken Island”. Photo: Kocaeli Kameraman Şadi Akdoğan, CC BY-SA 4.0.