Dashli ada (), Ignat Dash or Kamen Ignatiya () is an island in the

Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, often described as the List of lakes by area, world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia; east of the Caucasus, west of the broad s ...

. It is one of the islands of

Baku Archipelago The Baku Archipelago is a group of coastal islands close to Baku, Azerbaijan. The waters surrounding the islands are shallow. Islands Besides their Azeri name, most islands have a Russian name that originated in the first modern cartography of t ...

located in the

Bay of Baku Bay of Baku (Baku Bay) is a natural harbor of the Baku port and local yacht club, on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula and on the western shore of the Caspian Sea. Description It has an area of 50 km² and a coastline of 20 ...

, 74 km to the south of Baku. Dashli ada is part of the Baku Archipelago, which consists of the following islands:

Boyuk Zira Boyuk Zira (Böyük Zirə), also known as Nargin, is an island in the Caspian Sea. It is one of the islands of Baku Archipelago located in the Baku bay near Baku city. Nargin Island is part of the Baku Archipelago, which consists of the follo ...

, Dash Zira,

Qum Island Qum Island or Peschanniy (russian: о́стров Песча́ный; 'Sandy Island'), Azeri: Qum adası) is an island in the Bay of Baku, in the Caspian Sea. Geography Qum Island is in length with a maximum width of . It is a part of the Sur ...

, Zenbil, Sangi-Mugan, Chikil, Qara Su, Khara Zira, Gil and a few smaller ones. The island is located 32.2 km east of Cape Bandovan. The closest island to Dashly - Adsiz Ada - is 13.9 km to the north. The island is of volcanic origin and has a

mud volcano A mud volcano or mud dome is a landform created by the eruption of mud or slurries, water and gases. Several geological processes may cause the formation of mud volcanoes. Mud volcanoes are not true igneous volcanoes as they do not produce l ...

Discovery

The island was discovered during

Russo-Persian War (1722–1723) The Russo-Persian War of 1722–1723, known in Russian historiography as the Persian campaign of Peter the Great, was a war between the Russian Empire and Safavid Iran, triggered by the tsar's attempt to expand Russian influence in the Caspian ...

, the island was named ''St. Ignatius Rock'' () on a map drawn by the Russians. The island was named after

Ignatius of Antioch Ignatius of Antioch (; Greek: Ἰγνάτιος Ἀντιοχείας, ''Ignátios Antiokheías''; died c. 108/140 AD), also known as Ignatius Theophorus (, ''Ignátios ho Theophóros'', lit. "the God-bearing"), was an early Christian writer ...

because it was explored on his feast day.

Volcanic eruptions

On July 4, 2021, at 21:51, an 8-minute long strong volcanic eruption from the

was recorded on the island. The blaze was observed in the form of a red light in the sky off the coast from Azerbaijan, including from the capital Baku, which is 74 km to the north. The flames towered 500 meters into the air. The last previous volcanic eruption on the island was recorded in 1945 and the preceding one in 1920.

References

{{Caspian Sea Islands Islands of Azerbaijan Islands of the Caspian Sea Mud volcanoes of Azerbaijan