Ayvalık Islands

Ayvalık Islands are the group of islands around Ayvalık district of Turkey in Balıkesir Province in the Northeastern Aegean Sea. There are 22 islands and numerous rocks in the group, with Cunda Island, now a peniinsula, being the largest. People live only on Cunda and Lale Islands. Cunda and Lale islands are linked to Ayvalık on the mainland, by a causeway enabling transportation by car. Cunda also has a ferry link from the main town, Alibey, to Ayvalık during the summer.

Wild life can be observed on the other islands, especially wild rabbits on Ilyosta Island. Also, those islands are the main points of interest to tourists as having small beaches and bays.

List of islands

Ayvalık Islands are also referred to as Yund Islands or Cunda Islands in some sources. The islands are called Hekatonisa which means "odorous islands" by the Greeks. The Greek name has different spellings such as Hekatonesos, Apollonnesos, Hekatonnesoi or Hekatos.

Akoğlu Island / Kedi adası (Kopano)
Cunda Island / Alibey Adası (Nesos=Ada, Mosko, Yunda, Moshonisi, Moshinos=Kokuluada)
Çıplak Island (Chalkis, Cimno)
Çiçek Island (Argistra, Angistri)
Gizli kayalar Island / Secret Rocks (Petro=Rock)
Göz Island
Güvercin Island / Kızlar Manastırı Island / Madiens' Monastry Island (St. Giorgio / Aya Yorgi)
Hasır Island (Sefiri)
İkiz Kayalar Island / Twin Rocks (Daskali, Daskalio)
İlyosta Büyük / Güneş / Fener / Grand Ilyosta Island (Ilyosta, Eleos=Güneş, Oilios)
İlyosta Küçük / Yumurta /Little Ilyosta Island (Kilyosta, Eleos Pulo)
Kalemli Island (Kalamaki)
Kara Island / Balkan / Kutu (Kudho)
Kara ada Island / Kamış adası / Akvaryum (Kalamo, Kalamos)
Küçük Karaada Island
Büyük Karaada Island / Balık adası / Tavşan (Psariano=Balık)
Kayabaşı Island
Kılavuz Island / Mosko / Pınar / Klavuz (Mosko Pulo)
Kız Island (Ulya)
Kumru Island
Lale Island / Dolap / Soğan (Kromido)
Büyük Maden Island / Maden (Pirgo, Pordoselene, Pirgos=kale)
Küçük Maden Island
Melina Island
Mırmırcalar Island
Pirgos kayalıkları (Rocks)
Poyraz Island / İncirli / Yellice (Leyah)
Sazlı Island / Oker
Taş Island(Klavo)
Taşlı Island
Tavuk Island (St Yoannis)
Tüzüner Island
Yalnız Island
Yelken Island
Yuvarlak Island (Kalamo Pulo)

Akdağ • Alacahöyük • Aladağlar • Altınbeşik Cave • Altındere • Ayvalık Islands • Başkomutan • Beydağları Coast (Olympos) • Dilek Peninsula–Büyük Menderes Delta • Gallipoli • Göreme • Güllük Mountain (Termessos) • Hatila Valley • Mount Honaz • Kaçkar Mountains • Karagöl-Sahara • Karatepe-Aslandağ • Kızıldağ • Köprülü Kanyon • Kurşunlu Waterfall • Kuş Cenneti • Küre Mountains • Lake Abant • Lake Bafa • Lake Beyşehir • Lake Kovada • Marmaris • Mount Ida • Mount Ilgaz • Mount Munzur • Mount Nemrut • Spil Mount • Saklıkent • Soğuksu • Troy • Uludağ • Yedigöller • Yozgat Forest

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