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Çiçek Island

Coordinates: 39°22′35″N 26°45′57″E / 39.37639°N 26.76583°E / 39.37639; 26.76583
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Çiçek Island
Native name:
Çiçek Adası
Çiçek Island is located in Turkey
Çiçek Island
Çiçek Island
Geography
LocationAegean Sea
Coordinates39°22′35″N 26°45′57″E / 39.37639°N 26.76583°E / 39.37639; 26.76583
Administration
İl (province)Balıkesir Province
İlçeAyvalık

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 / 39.37639°N 26.76583°E / 39.37639; 26.76583 [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).

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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