Bozyazı Island

Bozyazı Island is a small Mediterranean island in Turkey.

Bozyazı Island

Native name: Bozyazı Adası
Bozyazı Island
Geography
Location	Mediterranean Sea
Coordinates	36°05′45″N 32°58′33″E
Administration
Turkey
İl (province)	Mersin Province
İlçe	Bozyazı

The island faces Bozyazı ilçe (district) of Mersin Province at 36°05′45″N 32°58′33″E. Its distance to shore is only 200 metres (660 ft) and in 1982 a road was constructed between the main land and the island by embankment. But in 2009 the artificial connection was abandoned.[1]

Although it is currently uninhabited there are ruins on the island. The island was once a part of the Nagidos ancient city.[2] However, during the Cilician pirates age the city lost its former importance and the population mostly concentrated in the island then called "Nagidudos" or "Tagiduda".[3]

The total area of the island is about 11,500 square metres (124,000 sq ft). According to the Ministry od Forestry the island is declared an archaeological site .[4]

References

1. "Bozyazı real estate page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
2. Mersin Ören yerleri,Kaleleri, Müzeleri ISBN 978-605-4196-07-4 p.276
3. Ministry of Culture mersin branch page (in Turkish)
4. Report p.38 (in Turkish)