Aydıncık Islands (also known as Gilindire Islands, tr, Aydıncık Adaları) are two small

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. Their former name was ''Gilindire'', which comes from the name of the former Roman port Kelenderis which is now Aydıncık. They face Aydıncık ilçe (district) center in Mersin Province. Their distance to Aydıncık is about . The nearest point on the mainland is a rock cape to the east about away. The length of the bigger island at about is and the length of the smaller island at is . The distance between the two is . British admiral

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Caramania In the 18th and 19th centuries, Karamania (or Caramania) was an exonym used by Europeans for the southern (Mediterranean) coast of Anatolia, then part of the Ottoman Empire (current Turkey). It can also refer to the general south central Anatolian r ...

points out that no ancient geographer has mentioned these islands The uninhabited islands are known to be the breeding ground of the Audouin's gull (Larus audouinii).Mersin info page
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{{Islands of Turkey Islands of Turkey Islands of Mersin Province Aydıncık District (Mersin) Mediterranean islands