Boğsak () is a
Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Sea ( ) is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the east by the Levant in West Asia, on the north by Anatolia in West Asia and Southern ...
islet in
Mersin Province
Mersin Province (), formerly İçel Province (), is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast between Antalya Province, A ...
,
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
.
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 village of
Silifke
Silifke is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Mersin Province, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,692 km2, and its population is 132,665 (2022). It is west of the city of Mersin, on the west end of the Çukurova plain.
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district of Mersin Province. It is at . The distance from the main land to Silifke is and to
Mersin
Mersin () is a large city and port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of Mediterranean Region, Turkey, southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of the Mersin Province (formerly İçel). It is made up of four district governorates ...
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