Boğsak ( tr, Boğsak Adası) is a
Mediterranean islet in
Mersin Province,
Turkey.
Geography
The islet is located off shore from the main land facing a small settlement with the same name. Administratively it is a part of
İmamuşağı
İmamuşağı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silifke, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 634 (2022). The village is situated in the southern slopes of Toros Mountains. Its distance to Silifke is and to Mersin is ...
village of
Silifke district of Mersin Province. It is at . The distance from the main land to Silifke is and to
Mersin
Mersin (), also known as İçel, is a large city and a port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of Mersin Province, Mersin (İçel) Province. It is made up of four municipalities and dis ...
is .
History
Although there is no settlement on the islet, it was inhabited in the late antiquity. Stadiasmus Maris Magni of the second half of the 3rd century mentions the ''λιμὴν Νησούλιον'' (harbor, of the small island)
News of Archaeology from ANATOLIA’S MEDITERRANEAN AREAS
/ref> According to an inscription of the 6th century the name of the settlement on the islet was as ''Άστερήα'' and it was probably a wealthy village, ruins of which are partially preserved .
Boğsak Bay
Boğsak bay is a bay on Mediterranean coast facing east (i.e., Baoğsak islet) There are some summer houses and hotels on the bay. In the bay and around the island the popular sports activity is diving
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Islands of Turkey
Islands of Mersin Province
Silifke District
Mediterranean islands