Cıfıtkalesi Islet

Cıfıtkalesi Islet

Native name: Cıfıtkalesi Adası
Cıfıtkalesi
Cıfıtkalesi Islet
Geography
Coordinates	38°02′44″N 26°51′18″E / 38.04556°N 26.85500°E / 38.04556; 26.85500
Administration
Turkey
İl (province)	İzmir Province
İlçe	Seferihisar

Çıfıtkalesi Islet (literally "Jewish Castle Island") is an uninhabited Aegean islet in Turkey.

The islet at

38°02′44″N 26°51′18″E / 38.04556°N 26.85500°E / 38.04556; 26.85500 ^[1] is administratively a part of Seferihisar ilçe (district) of İzmir Province. It is very close to mainland (Anatolia); the closest point to mainland is less than 100 metres (330 ft). The longest dimension of the islet is about 250 metres (820 ft).^[2]

In antiquity the islet was connected to the mainland (Myonnesos). Currently, the connection has been broken, but the sea level is shallow and it is possible to walk to the islet. There are some ruins on the islet.^{[citation needed]}

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