The island faces Foça (Phokaia of the antiquity) in the gulf of İzmir at 38°41′31″N26°52′57″E / 38.69194°N 26.88250°E / 38.69194; 26.88250. [1] Its distance to coast is about 400 metres (1,300 ft). The longer (north to south) dimension of the island is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi). The name of the island orak ("sickle") refers to spit to the south of the island. It has been speculated that the ancient name of the island might be "Bakkheion".[2] According to surface survey of Professor Ömer Özyiğit, the island was inhabited during the classical age up to Late Roman Empire era. There were three stone pits. One of them was probably a cult center of the goddess Cybele.
orak, island, izmir, this, article, about, island, izmir, province, other, islands, with, same, name, orak, island, disambiguation, orak, island, aegean, island, turkeyorak, islandnative, name, orak, adasıorak, islandgeographycoordinates38, 69222, 71611, 69222. This article is about the island in Izmir Province For other islands with the same name see Orak Island disambiguation Orak Island is an Aegean island in TurkeyOrak IslandNative name Orak AdasiOrak IslandGeographyCoordinates38 41 32 N 26 42 58 E 38 69222 N 26 71611 E 38 69222 26 71611AdministrationTurkeyIl province Izmir ProvinceIlceFoca The island faces Foca Phokaia of the antiquity in the gulf of Izmir at 38 41 31 N 26 52 57 E 38 69194 N 26 88250 E 38 69194 26 88250 1 Its distance to coast is about 400 metres 1 300 ft The longer north to south dimension of the island is 2 kilometres 1 2 mi The name of the island orak sickle refers to spit to the south of the island It has been speculated that the ancient name of the island might be Bakkheion 2 According to surface survey of Professor Omer Ozyigit the island was inhabited during the classical age up to Late Roman Empire era There were three stone pits One of them was probably a cult center of the goddess Cybele References edit Map page Archaeology page in Turkish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Orak Island Izmir amp oldid 1197645109, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
