Bozyazı Island
Islet in Bozyazı, Mersin, Turkey
36°05′45″N 32°58′33″E / 36.09583°N 32.97583°E / 36.09583; 32.97583Turkey
Bozyazı Island is a small Mediterranean island in Turkey.
The island faces Bozyazı ilçe (district) of Mersin Province at 36°05′45″N 32°58′33″E / 36.09583°N 32.97583°E / 36.09583; 32.97583. Its distance to shore is only 200 metres (660 ft) and in 1982 a road was constructed between the main land and the island by embankment. But in 2009 the artificial connection was abandoned.[1]
Although it is currently uninhabited there are ruins on the island. The island was once a part of the Nagidos ancient city.[2] However, during the Cilician pirates age the city lost its former importance and the population mostly concentrated in the island then called "Nagidudos" or "Tagiduda".[3]
The total area of the island is about 11,500 square metres (124,000 sq ft). According to the Ministry of Forestry the island is declared an archaeological site .[4]
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