Dana Adası
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Dana Adası is a small Mediterranean island of Turkey
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. The distance from the shore is 2.5 km. (≈ 1.55 mi or 1.35 nmi) The passage between the main land and the island which is known as Kargıcak strait is a convenient passage for maritime traffic. The shape of the island is roughly rectangular with dimensions 2.7 x 0.9 km. The highest peak is 250 metres (820.2 ft). Dana Adası is quite rocky and covered with macquis groves and yellow pine forest.
and early Byzantine
era. There are ruins of a few churches, graves, houses, aqueducts, a Roman bath and a harbour establishment at the north of the island. There are also some ruins at the southern coast of the main land facing the island. Probably, these two settlements were the control posts holding the two sides of the strait. According to some sources, the French
merchants also used the island as their port during Middle Ages.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
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Geography
Dana Adası lies parallel to south coast of Turkey at 36°11′N 33°46′E in the province of MersinMersin Province
The Mersin Province is a province in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana. The provincial capital is the city of Mersin and the other major town is Tarsus, birthplace of St Paul...
. The distance from the shore is 2.5 km. (≈ 1.55 mi or 1.35 nmi) The passage between the main land and the island which is known as Kargıcak strait is a convenient passage for maritime traffic. The shape of the island is roughly rectangular with dimensions 2.7 x 0.9 km. The highest peak is 250 metres (820.2 ft). Dana Adası is quite rocky and covered with macquis groves and yellow pine forest.
History
The island had been inhabited during the RomanAncient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
and early Byzantine
Byzantine
Byzantine usually refers to the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages.Byzantine may also refer to:* A citizen of the Byzantine Empire, or native Greek during the Middle Ages...
era. There are ruins of a few churches, graves, houses, aqueducts, a Roman bath and a harbour establishment at the north of the island. There are also some ruins at the southern coast of the main land facing the island. Probably, these two settlements were the control posts holding the two sides of the strait. According to some sources, the French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
merchants also used the island as their port during Middle Ages.