Çiçek Island (Turkish: Çiçek Adası, literally Island of flower) is an Aegean island of Turkey. It is in Edremit Gulf at 39°22′35″N 26°45′57″E [1] and administratively a part of Ayvalık ilçe (district) of Balıkesir Province. Its distance to the nearest point on the mainland (Anatolia) is about 500 metres (1,600 ft).
Native name: Çiçek Adası | |
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![]() ![]() Çiçek Island | |
Geography | |
Location | Aegean Sea |
Coordinates | 39°22′35″N 26°45′57″E |
Administration | |
Turkey | |
İl (province) | Balıkesir Province |
İlçe | Ayvalik |
The surface area of the island is 275×103 square metres (2.96×106 sq ft) and it is covered with olive trees and narcissus. The ancient name of the island was Angistri (Greek: Αγκίστρι) or Argyronesos (Greek: Αργυρόνησος). According to Milliyet newspaper currently the island is put on market.[2]
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Black Sea |
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Marmara Sea |
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Aegean Sea |
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Mediterranean |
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Lake Van |
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