Çıplak Island
Çıplak Island (, meaning "Barren island", ''Chalkis'' of the antiquity, in Greek known as Gymno ()) is an Aegean island of Turkey. The island at is a part of Ayvalık ilçe (district) of Balıkesir Province. Its distance to mainland is . With an area of it is one of the larger islands around Ayvalık. It’s the southernmost island of the Ayvalık Islands archipelago, and the only one with shores to both Edremit Gulf The Edremit gulf is an Aegean gulf in Turkey's Balıkesir Province. It is named after Edremit, a district of Balıkesir Province which is situated close to the tip of the gulf. Biga Peninsula is to the north. The southern coast belongs to the ... and Dikili Gulf. The uninhabited island was a natural pasture for sheep breeding. Every year the shepherds used to bring sheep herd to the island. However they now complain of rabbits which infest the grazing land. References {{Islands of Turkey Aegean islands Islands of Turkey Islands of Balıkesir Prov ...
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