Bozyazı Island
Bozyazı Island is a small Mediterranean island in Turkey. The island faces Bozyazı ilçe of Mersin Province at. Its distance to shore is only 200 metres and in 1982 a road was constructed between the main land and the island by embankment.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: islet in Bozyazı, Mersin, Turkey
- Also known as: “Bozyazi Adasi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nagidos and Softa Castle.
Nagidos
Hill
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nagidos was an ancient city of Cilicia. In ancient times it was located between Anemurion to the west and Arsinoe to the east. Today its ruins are found on the hill named Paşabeleni at the mouth of the Sini Cay near Bozyazı in Mersin Province, Turkey.
Softa Castle
Photo: Isabeau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Softa Castle is a ruined castle in Bozyazı ilçe of Mersin Province, Turkey. Softa Castle is situated 4 km east of Bozyazı Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bozyazı and Karaisalı.
Bozyazı
Town
Photo: Christian1311, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bozyazı is a municipality and district of Mersin Province, Turkey. Its area is 642 km2, and its population is 26,812. It is on the Mediterranean coast, 220 km west of the city of Mersin.
Karaisalı
Village
Karaisalı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Bozyazı, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,153. It is at the north east of Bozyazı and has almost merged with Bozyazı. Karaisalı is situated 4½ km north of Bozyazı Island.
Tekedüzü
Village
Tekedüzü is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Bozyazı, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 35. It is situated to the northeast of Bozyazı. Tekedüzü is situated 5 km northeast of Bozyazı Island.
Bozyazı Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Mersin Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.09557° or 36° 5′ 44″ northLongitude
32.97566° or 32° 58′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8G8J3XWG+67OpenStreetMap ID
way 619877398OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
12598833Wikidata ID
Q28221889
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Bozyazı Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة بوزيازي”
- Turkish: “Bozyazı Adası”
- Turkish: “Nagidos Adası”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nagidussa Ören Yeri and Bozyazı Cuma Pazarı.
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