Burgaz Adası
Sign in to savethumb|250px|Burgazada seen from Heybeliada right|thumb|250px|A classic house in Burgazada Burgazada, or Burgaz Adası (Burgaz for short), is the third largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul, Turkey. It is officially a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Adalar, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,655 (2022). In the past, it was called Antigoni () after Antigonus I Monophthalmus, the father of Demetrius I of Macedon, one of the Diadochi (Successors) of Alexander the Great, who built a fort (Greek: Pyrgos for fort/tower) here. The name Burgas
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- neighbourhood
- Turkey place.province
- Istanbul
- Turkey place.district
- Adalar
- Turkey place.name
- Burgazada
- Turkey place.population_total
- 1655
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- Adalar 5517.jpg
- Turkey place.image_caption
- Ferry port of Burgazada
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thumb|250px|Burgazada seen from Heybeliada right|thumb|250px|A classic house in Burgazada Burgazada, or Burgaz Adası (Burgaz for short), is the third largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul, Turkey. It is officially a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Adalar, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,655 (2022). In the past, it was called Antigoni () after Antigonus I Monophthalmus, the father of Demetrius I of Macedon, one of the Diadochi (Successors) of Alexander the Great, who built a fort (Greek: Pyrgos for fort/tower) here. The name Burgas is thought to be derived from Pyrgos.
The island covers an area of 1.5 mi2 and is dominated by a single hill, Bayraktepe (Flag Hill, 170m/558 ft), also known as Hristos Tepesi (Christ Hill). In 2003, a terrible fire decimated most of its woodland. Visible just offshore is tiny uninhabited Kaşıkadası (Spoon Island). There are great views back towards the mainland from the remote Kalpazankaya ("Counterfeiter's Rock" in Turkish).