Kalem Island ( tr, Kalem Adası, literally "Pen Island") is an Aegean island of

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. Administratively, the island is a part of

Dikili Dikili is a coastal town and a district of İzmir Province in the Aegean Region of Turkey. The district is quite picturesque both along its shoreline and in its inland parts, and is a popular summer resort. The central town of Dikili is situated ...

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(district) of İzmir Province at . It is close to Bademli town and its distance to main land (

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) is about . It is a narrow island where the maximum length in the north to south direction is about The island and

Garip Island Garip Island is a small (88 acres) island off the coast of Dikili ilçe in İzmir Province, Turkey. It is one of two small islands, together called the Garip Islands ( tr, Garip Adaları), at the cut point of Dikili's Bademli Bay. Both islands f ...

to the west were known as Arginusae islands (

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: Ἀργινούσαι ''Arginóusai'') in antiquity. The naval

battle of Arginusae The naval Battle of Arginusae took place in 406 BC during the Peloponnesian War near the city of Canae in the Arginusae islands, east of the island of Lesbos. In the battle, an Athenian fleet commanded by eight strategoi defeated a Spartan fle ...

was fought around Kalem island in 406 B.C. Presently the island is a private property. There is a hotel and a beach for the tourists and the divers.Traveller page
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{{Islands of Turkey Aegean islands Islands of Turkey Islands of İzmir Province Dikili District