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Kınalıada (Turkish for: Henna Island; Greek: Πρώτη, Proti 'first'; Armenian: Գնալը կղզի, Gnali kghzi) is the fourth smallest inhabited island in the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara; near Istanbul, Turkey. It is also the closest of the islands to the mainland, lying about 12 kilometres (7 mi) to the south. Administratively, it is a neighbourhood in the Adalar district of Istanbul. In the past it was called Proti by its Greek residents.

Kınalıada means "Henna Island" in Turkish, because the land has a reddish colour as a result of the iron and copper that has been mined there. It is dominated by Çınar Tepesi (Plane Tree Hill, 115 m/377 ft), Teşrifiye Tepesi (Visiting Hill, 110 m/360 ft) and Manastır Tepesi (Monastery Hill, 93 m/305 ft). This is one of the least forested of the Prince Islands.

Proti (Greek: First) was the island most commonly used as a place of exile under the Byzantine Empire. The most notable exile was Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes, who remained in the Monastery of the Transfiguration on Hristo Peak of the island after the Battle of Manzikert in 1071.

During the summer, approximately 90% of the island's population used to be Armenian, and although this is no longer the case, quite a few Istanbul Armenians do still move to the island in summer.[1][2] The island is also home to the only Armenian church in the islands, the Church of Krikor Lusavoriç which was largely rebuilt in 1988.

The island is home to one former Greek Orthodox monastery, the Monastery of Christ.

The waterfront Kınalıada Mosque is a rare example of modern architecture in the islands. It was designed in 1964 by Başar Acarlı and Turhan Ayuroğlu to evoke the shape of a yacht.[3]

Şehir Hatları ferries connect the island with the mainland from terminals at Eminönü and Kabataş on the European side of Istanbul and from Kadıköy and Bostancı on the Asian side. As it is the closest of the Princes' Islands to the ferry terminals of mainland Istanbul, most of the ferries call first at Kınalıada before continuing to Burgazada, Heybeliada and Büyükada.

Notable residents

• Empress Irene (c. 752–803) - Byzantine empress[4]
• Michael I Rangabe (c. 770–844) - Byzantine emperor
• Romanos I Lekapenos (870–948) - Byzantine emperor
• Romanos IV Diogenes (c. 1030–1072) - Exiled Byzantine emperor
• Zabel Sibil Asadour (1863–1934) - Armenian poet and writer[4]
• Eşfak Aykaç (1918–2003) - Turkish football player and coach
• Zahrad (1924–2007) - Armenian poet[4]
• Mesrob II Mutafyan (1956–2019) - Armenian Patriarch

See also

• List of Armenian ethnic enclaves

References

• Kınalıada at Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality website

External links

• Images of Kınalıada
• Everything about Kinaliada

На других языках

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[de] Kınalıada

Kınalıada (griechisch Πρώτη .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}Proti) ist die nördlichste und die am dichtesten besiedelte der Prinzeninseln im Marmarameer bei Istanbul und gehört zum Stadtbezirk Adalar. Die 1,3 km² große, waldarme Insel liegt 5,7 km vom asiatischen Festland entfernt.[1]

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- [en] Kınalıada

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[es] Kınalıada

Kınalıada (en griego, Πρώτη) es una de las Islas Príncipe del mar de Mármara. Oficialmente, es un barrio del distrito de Adalar de Estambul, Turquía.

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[fr] Kınalıada

Kınalıada (Πρώτη, en grec, Proti, ou Prote) est une des neuf îles constituant l'archipel des Îles des Princes (Adalar en turc, un des trente-neuf districts d'Istanbul), dans la mer de Marmara, en Turquie. Kınalıada signifie l'île (ada) du henné (kına), en référence à la couleur des eaux où baigne l'île. C'est l'île la plus proche de la rive européenne d'Istanbul, à seulement une heure de ferry de Sirkeci. Les îles Vordonis se trouvent à mi-chemin entre la côte et l'île de Kınalıada.

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[it] Kınalıada

Kınalıada (in greco: Πρώτη, traslitterato: Proti) è una delle Isole dei Principi del Mar di Marmara, presso Istanbul. Il nome greco gli deriva dall'essere la più vicina a questa città, l'antica capitale dell'Impero bizantino.[1] Ufficialmente è un quartiere (turco: mahalle) del distretto delle isole (Adalar), appartenente alla città di Istanbul, Turchia. L'isola è la meno ricca di foreste delle Isole dei Principi.[1] Essa ha la particolarità di avere una popolazione cosmopolita con una predominanza armena dal 1846.[2] [3] [4] La popolazione dell'isola ammontava nel 2010 a 1868 abitanti.[5]

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[ru] Кыналыада

Кыналыада (тур. Kınalıada) или Проти (греч. Πρώτη) — остров, четвёртый по величине среди Принцевых островов в Мраморном море около Стамбула. Население 3318 человек (2000).

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