Dana Island
Native name: Dana Adası | ||
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İlçe Silifke | | |
Dana Island (
Mediterranean
island of Turkey.
Geography
Dana Adası lies parallel to south coast of Turkey at 36°11′N 33°46′E / 36.183°N 33.767°E in the province of
Mersin. The distance from the shore is 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi). The passage between the main land and the island which is known as Kargıcak strait is a convenient passage for maritime traffic. The shape of the island is roughly rectangular with dimensions 2.7 km × 0.9 km (1.68 mi × 0.56 mi). The highest peak is 250 metres (820 ft). Dana Adası is quite rocky and covered with maquis shrubland
and yellow pine forest.
History
Knights Hospitallers who occupied forts and islands along this coast.[1]
According to recent research, there were many shipyards in Dana Island, probably dating to the
Byzantine era. There are ruins of a few churches, graves, houses, aqueducts, a Roman bath and a harbour establishment at the north of the island. According to some sources, French merchants also used the island as their port during the Middle Ages.[4]
See also
- Aphrodisias of Cilicia
References
- ^ Beaufort, Francis (1817). Karamania, Or A Brief Description Of The South Coast Of Asia Minor. London: R. Hunter. pp. 206–211.
- ^ Hürriyet newspaper
- ^ "Report of Research Institute". Archived from the original on 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ Pocket Guide of Mersin, MTSO, Mersin, 2004
