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Sedef Island, (Turkish: Sedef Adası, literally "Mother-of-Pearl Island"; Greek: Τερέβυνθος Terebinthos, and in ancient times also Androvitha or Andircuithos^{[citation needed]}) is one of the nine islands consisting the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul, Turkey. Sedef Adası is officially a neighbourhood in the Adalar district of Istanbul.

With an area of 0.157 km², it is one of the smallest islands of the archipelago. The island is mostly private property and the current pine forests were largely planted by its owner Şehsuvar Menemencioğlu, who purchased the island in 1956 and also played an important role in the imposition of a strict building code to make sure that the island's nature and environment will be protected. It is not allowed to build houses with more than 2 floors.

The island's Greek name, Terebinthos, means "turpentine", which suggests a significant presence of the turpentine tree or terebinth in earlier times. In 857 AD Patriarch Ignatios of Constantinople was sent in exile to the island, where he was imprisoned for 10 years before being re-elected as Patriarch in 867 AD.

See also

• List of islands of Turkey

External links

• Images of Sedef Island

На других языках

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[de] Sedef Adası

Sedef Adası (‚Perlmuttinsel‘, griechisch Αντιρόβυθος .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"}Andirovythos oder Τερέβινθος Terevinthos) ist eine der Prinzeninseln bei Istanbul und gehört zum Bezirk Adalar.

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- [en] Sedef Island

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[es] Sedef

Sedef (en turco, Sedef Adası; en griego, Τερέβυνθος) es una de las nueve islas que conforman las Islas Príncipe del mar de Mármara, cerca de Estambul, Turquía. Sedef es un barrio oficial del distrito de Adalar de la provincia de Estambul.

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[fr] Sedef Adası

L'Île de Sedef, (en turc Sedef Adası, littéralement « Île de la nacre », en grec Τερέβυνθος Terebinthos, et dans les temps anciens aussi Androvitha ou Andircuithos) est l'une des plus petites îles de l'archipel des Îles des Princes, l'un des 39 districts d'Istanbul. 108 logements privés y sont présents.

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