Panayır Island | |
Native Name: | Pamnayır Adası |
Native Name Lang: | Turkish |
Map: | Turkey |
Coordinates: | 37.3267°N 27.3306°W |
Location: | Aegean Sea |
Area Km2: | 0.1 |
Length M: | --> |
Width M: | --> |
Coastline M: | --> |
Country: | Turkey |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | İl (province) |
Country Admin Divisions: | Aydın Province |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | İlçe |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Didim |
Panayır Island (tr|Panayır Adası), deriving from its Greek name Panagia (el|Παναγία), is an Aegean island of Turkey. It was once known as Ziraat Island ("Agriculture Island"). It is now also known as Altın Adası ("Gold Island"). The island is a part of Didim ilçe (district) of Aydın Province at 37.3267°N 27.3306°W[1] The area of the island is about . Its distance to main land (Altınkum beach of Didim in Anatolia) is .
Currently the island is uninhabited. But there is an abandoned church, a building of the Ministry of Agriculture and a lighthouse in the island.[2] The island was used to be officially recognized as a SIT area (archaeological site). But in 2010, Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning ended its SIT status. Now there is an intense discussion on the future of the island [3]