Cunda Alibey Island Map And Location

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Alibey Island or Cunda is an island in the Ayvalık district of Balıkesir. Alibey is the only island open to settlement among 22 islands of various sizes called Ayvalık Islands in Ayvalık Bay. Is the 4th largest island in the Aegean Sea in Turkey. (1.Gökçeada, 2.Bozcaada, 3.Uzunada) Due to its location is an island located in the intersection point of the sea routes in Western Anatolia.

history

The current name of Alibey Island is dedicated to Lieutenant Colonel Ali Çetinkaya, the commander of the first contingent who started the armed struggle against the sultan's order to surrender to the Greeks during the War of Independence. The island was previously known as Cunda and Moshonisia (Kokuluada). It is estimated that the Yund Islands mentioned by Piri Reis in Kitab-ı Navy belong to this region.

The population of the island is 3,000 as of 2000. However, this figure can go up to 20,000 in the summer. The majority of the population of the island consists of the Turks who migrated from the islands of Crete and Lesbos during the 1924 population exchange. For this reason, most of the elderly population of the island speaks Greek. In recent years, the population of the island has been increased by the big city residents who want to spend their retirement days in a quiet area.

Tourism

Alibey Island has been taken under protection due to its natural beauties and historical buildings and in 1976, 17,900 hectares of area in Ayvalık and its environs have been accepted as natural and historical protected areas. There are many churches and monasteries on the island of Alibey, which remained from the Greek Orthodox community before the exchange. The preservation of these structures was only possible with the recognition of Alibey Island and the purchase of property on the island by the sponsors who would transfer capital for the restoration. Finally, the restoration of the mill located in the locality known as 'Aşıklar Tepesi' was completed in 2006 and opened to visitors. There are still many historical monuments on the island waiting for sponsors for restoration.

Some of the historical buildings on the island are as follows:

        Çamlı Monastery / Taksarhis Ta Çamya: It can be reached in half an hour from the center of the island by foot and following the road to the left of Ekşi Çeşme on Patriça road.
        Monastery of the Blessed Virgin Mary / Panagias Tis Lekai: Restored private property overlooking the Bosphorus which is seen from the olive trees on the right exit of Dalyan Strait
        Moonlight Monastery / Ai Dimitri Ta Salina: Patrica is a 45-minute walk from the 2nd village
        Ayos Apostolos Monastery / When you cross the bridge on your way to the island, turn to the coastal road on the left and after a distance of 500 meters, the small hill above the right
        Tavuk Island Monastery / Ayiu Ionnu Tu Podromu: Built on Tavuk Island, opposite Alibey Island
        Pigeon Island Monastery / Ai Yorgi: Built on a small andesite island in the middle of Pateriça Bay
        Ilyas: The bridge is on the sea side after 200 meters in the direction of entry to the Island; less of the foundation remains.
        Monastery of the Girls / Evangelistriya

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