Büyükada

Büyükada (, rendered Prinkipos or Prinkipo), meaning "Big Island" in Turkish, is the largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul, with an area of about . It is made up of the Maden and Nizam neighbourhoods in the Adalar (Islands) district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Büyükada
Settlement.image_skyline: BuyukadaMainSquare.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: One of the main squares of the island, with the statue of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Turkey#Sea of Marmara#Istanbul
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Marmara
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Istanbul
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Adalar
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 5.4
Settlement.population_total: 8586
Settlement.population_as_of: 2018
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: TRT
Settlement.utc_offset: +3

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Wikidata facts

Population: 7335
Area: 5.4
Image: Büyükada.JPG
Width: 1.7
Length: 4.4

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Commons category: Büyükada
postal code: 34970
native label: Büyükada
P8168: Poplar

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11 sections

Contents

Geography
History
Byzantine era
Later history
Transport on the island
Places of interest
St George's Day Pilgrimage
Notable people
Gallery
References
External links

During the first half of the 20th century, the island was popular with prosperous Greeks and Armenians as a refuge from the summer heat of Istanbul. Nowadays the island's demographics are more similar to a typical suburb of mainland Istanbul.