Pırnarlı Island (, also called ''Pınarlı Ada'') is an island in

İzmir Gulf İzmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. In 2024, the city of İzmir had ...

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. It is one of a group of 12 islands in the gulf. The name of the island refers to the plant

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() which is plentiful in the island. But the island is popularly called ''Pınarlı'' which means "with springs" The island faces Urla

ilçe The Provinces of Turkey, 81 provinces of Turkey are divided into 973 districts (''ilçeler''; sing. ''ilçe''). In the Ottoman Empire and in the early Turkish Republic, the corresponding unit was the ''qadaa, kaza''. Most provinces bear the s ...

(district) at .Map page
/ref> The total area of the island is about .Its distance to coast is about .

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{{Islands of Turkey Islands of Turkey Islands of İzmir Province Urla District Aegean islands Gulf of İzmir