Güvercinada
Güvercinada is an island in western Turkey connected to mainland Kuşadası of Aydın Province via a relatively narrow, man-made causeway which is 350 m in length.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0.
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Castle
- Description: island in Turkey
- Also known as: “Güvercin Island”, “Güvercinada Kalesi”, “Korsan Kalesi”, and “Pigeon Island”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ladies Beach and Özer Türk Stadium.
Ladies Beach
Beach
Photo: Özlem Demiir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ladies Beach is a beach in Kuşadası, Aydın Province, Turkey. It is visited by local residents especially on Sundays. The beach is sandy. The Turkish name Kadınlar Denizi comes from the historical usage of the beach during the Ottoman period, when only women were allowed to swim there. Ladies Beach is situated 2 km south of Güvercinada.
Özer Türk Stadium
Pitch
Photo: CeeGee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kuşadası Gençlik Spor Kulübü, colloquially known as Kuşadasıspor, are a Turkish professional football club located in the Kuşadası district of Aydın. Özer Türk Stadium is situated 2 km south of Güvercinada.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Camikebir and Alacamescit.
Camikebir
Suburb
Camikebir is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Kuşadası, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,010.
Alacamescit
Suburb
Alacamescit is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Kuşadası, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 995.
Kadınlardenizi
Suburb
Kadınlardenizi is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Kuşadası, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 13,994.
Güvercinada
- Categories: island, fort, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kuşadası, Aydın Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
37.86364° or 37° 51′ 49″ northLongitude
27.24758° or 27° 14′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8G99V67X+F2OpenStreetMap ID
way 740168986OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q14936827
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Güvercinada” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غوفيرسينادا”
- Azerbaijani: “Göyərçinada”
- Cebuano: “Güvercinada”
- Dutch: “Duiveneiland”
- French: “Güvercinada”
- French: “île des Pigeons”
- German: “Güvercinada”
- Indonesian: “Güvercinada”
- Papiamento: “Güvercinada”
- Russian: “Гюверджин”
- Slovenian: “Güvercinada”
- Spanish: “Güvercinada”
- Turkish: “Güvercin Adası”
- Turkish: “Güvercinada”
- Uzbek: “Güvercinada”
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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 “Güvercinada”. Photo: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0.