Avşa Island (Turkish: Avşa Adası) or Türkeli is a Turkish island in the southern Sea of Marmara with an area of about 20.6 square kilometres (8 square miles).[1] It was the classical and ByzantineAphousia (Greek: Ἀφουσία or Ἀφησιά) and was a place of exile during the Byzantine period. The Greek inhabitants fled to Sarti Chalkidiki after the 1923 population exchange.
Geographical location of Avşa island.
The island belongs to the Marmara District of Balıkesir Province in northwestern Turkey. It is a popular domestic tourist destination, especially for tourists from Istanbul. The local population is around 2,000 according to the last census, but during the summer season the number of visitors increases as far as forty to fifty thousand.
The island is within reach from Istanbul by ship and ferry. It is also accessible from Erdek and Tekirdağ by motorboat.
Locationedit
Avşa island aerial view
The exact location of Avşa island is shown in the following map in red color. The larger island north of Avşa is the island of Marmara and the island to the east is Paşalimanı.
^Kaya, Hakan (1 April 2019). "Geomorphological features of Marmara Sea Islands". International Journal of Environment and Geoinformatics. 6 (1): 57–66. ISSN 2148-9173. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
avşa, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, 2024, learn. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Avsa news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message Avsa Island Turkish Avsa Adasi or Turkeli is a Turkish island in the southern Sea of Marmara with an area of about 20 6 square kilometres 8 square miles 1 It was the classical and Byzantine Aphousia Greek Ἀfoysia or Ἀfhsia and was a place of exile during the Byzantine period The Greek inhabitants fled to Sarti Chalkidiki after the 1923 population exchange Geographical location of Avsa island The island belongs to the Marmara District of Balikesir Province in northwestern Turkey It is a popular domestic tourist destination especially for tourists from Istanbul The local population is around 2 000 according to the last census but during the summer season the number of visitors increases as far as forty to fifty thousand Contents 1 Transportation 2 Location 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksTransportation editThe island is within reach from Istanbul by ship and ferry It is also accessible from Erdek and Tekirdag by motorboat Location edit nbsp Avsa island aerial view The exact location of Avsa island is shown in the following map in red color The larger island north of Avsa is the island of Marmara and the island to the east is Pasalimani See also edit1935 Erdek Marmara Islands earthquake Balikesir Marmara Island Pasalimani Sea of MarmaraReferences edit Kaya Hakan 1 April 2019 Geomorphological features of Marmara Sea Islands International Journal of Environment and Geoinformatics 6 1 57 66 ISSN 2148 9173 Retrieved 1 February 2024 External links edit nbsp Avsa travel guide from Wikivoyage nbsp Media related to Avsa at Wikimedia Commons 40 30 43 N 27 29 55 E 40 51194 N 27 49861 E 40 51194 27 49861 nbsp This geographical article about a location in Balikesir Province Turkey is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Avsa amp oldid 1201668376, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
