Sedir_Island

Sedir Island

Sedir Island

Island in the Gulf of Gökova, Turkey

36°59′35″N 28°12′22″E

Sedir Island

Sedir Island (Turkish: Sedir Adası), also known as Cleopatra Island, is a small island in the Gulf of Gökova of southeastern Aegean Sea off the coast of Ula, part of Muğla Province of Turkey. It is famous for its beach made from seashells. It is said that this organic sand was brought by ships from the Red Sea especially for Cleopatra and contemporary research supports this legend.[1] Each grain of sand is a perfect sphere, for this reason the beach is heavily protected by the government to prevent any sand being removed. According to legend, Anthony and Cleopatra swam here and the sands were brought by ships from North Africa. It has been said that this type of sand can only be found in Egypt.

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  1. [1]
    El-Sammak, Amr; Tucker, Maurice (2002-01-01). "Ooids from Turkey and Egypt in the Eastern Mediterranean and a love-story of Antony and Cleopatra". Facies. 46 (1): 217–227. doi:10.1007/BF02668082. eISSN 1612-4820. ISSN 0172-9179. Retrieved 2023-06-30.


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