Paşalimanı

Coordinates: 40°29′22″N 27°36′32″E / 40.48944°N 27.60889°E / 40.48944; 27.60889
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Paşalimanı Island (

Avşa and Ekinlik
.

History

Paşalimani Island was first inhabited during the

of Turkey.

Climate

Paşalimanı Island has predominantly Mediterranean climate, at the same time some effects of the Black Sea climate are observed. It gets more rainfall in the summer months comparing to the Mediterranean climate. During the winter the island may also gets some snow from time to time due to the cold weather from the north.

Villages and population

Paşalimanı Island has five villages and does not have any administrative central town. Contrary to the other surrounding islands, Paşalimanı island belongs to Erdek District, not to Marmara, the central town of the archipelago.

  • Harmanlı (Greek: Αλώνια (Alonia or Halonia)); 285 pop.
  • Paşalimanı (Greek: Πασά Λιμάνι (Pasa Limani)); 180 pop.
  • Poyrazlı (Greek: Βώρυ (Vori)); 184 pop.
  • Balıklı (Greek: Σκοπιά (Skopia)); 159 pop.
  • Tuzla (Greek: Χουχλιά (Huhlia)); 154 pop.

See also

References

  1. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, §A80.3
  2. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, §B165.1
  3. ^ "Turkey's Statistical Yearbook 2013" (PDF) (in Turkish and English). Turkish Statistical Institute. 2014. p. 7.

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