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A small Turkish Island in the Mediterranean sea
Güvercin Islet
Native name: Güvercin Adası
Güvercin Islet is located in TurkeyGüvercin IsletGüvercin Islet
Geography
LocationMediterranean Sea
Coordinates36°14′38″N 33°48′38″E / 36.24389°N 33.81056°E / 36.24389; 33.81056
Administration
Turkey
İl (province)Mersin Province
İlçeSilifke

Güvercin Islet ("Pigeon Islet") is a Mediterranean islet of Turkey. It is a part of Silifke ilçe (district) of Mersin Province. It is at 36°14′38″N 33°48′38″E / 36.24389°N 33.81056°E / 36.24389; 33.81056 and situated about 200 metres (660 ft) to main land. The islet is quite small; only 3,000 square metres (32,000 sq ft). There are ruins of late Roman Empire era in this otherwise unnotable island. The ruins are in the north east side of the island . The ruins probably belonged to a mansion. The construction material is rectangular stone. There are tombs, ceramics and a part of a mosaic floor in the island.

References

  1. ^ Surface survey by Günder Varinlioğlu of the Ministry of Culture
  2. "Anatolian archaeology news by Çiğdem Evrim-Volkan Evrim" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
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