Английская Википедия:Bozyazı Island

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Bozyazı Island is a small Mediterranean island in Turkey.

The island faces Bozyazı ilçe (district) of Mersin Province at Шаблон:Coord. Its distance to shore is only Шаблон:Convert 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 Шаблон:Convert. According to the Ministry of Forestry the island is declared an archaeological site .[4]

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Шаблон:Mersin Province Шаблон:Islands of Turkey