Yılanlı Ada is a small Mediterranean island in Turkey. The island at is situated about 1.75 kilometres offshore. The nearest coastal settlement is Aydıncık ilçe center of Mersin Province about 6 kilometres northwest of the island. Yılanlı Island is situated 4 km southeast of Büyük Ada.

Dörtayak

Memorial

Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dörtayak is an ancient cenotaph in ancient Kelenderis, modern Aydıncık of Mersin Province, Turkey…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aydıncık and Hacıbahattin.

Aydıncık

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Aydıncık is a small town in the Cilician Mountains on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, with a population of 11,500 in 2022. In ancient times it was an important port and city, but little of this remains.

Hacıbahattin

Village

Hacıbahattin is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Aydıncık, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,614. It is situated on the road connecting Aydıncık to Gülnar. Hacıbahattin is situated 4 km north of Büyük Ada.

Yenikaş

Village

Yenikaş is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Aydıncık, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,016. It is a coastal village on state highway D.400. Yenikaş is situated 6 km west of Büyük Ada.

Büyük Ada

Type: Islet
Also known as: “Buyuk Ada” and “Büyükada”
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Mersin Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

36.1392° or 36° 8′ 21″ north

Longitude

33.3485° or 33° 20′ 55″ east

Open location code

8G8M48QX+MC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4515146

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

12556633

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Turkish: “Büyük Ada”

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