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36°59′35″N 28°12′22″E / 36.99306°N 28.20611°E / 36.99306; 28.20611

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. Contemporary research suggests the sands are the result of continual erosion of the sandstone bed on site^[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.

See also

• List of islands of Turkey

References

• Tourism Directorate of Muğla Governorship. "General information on Sedir Island, Muğla". Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
• Forbes.com. "Cleopatra's Beach in Sedir Island, Turkey". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
• Marmaristown.com. "About Cleopatra Island". Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2012-02-11.

External links

• Images of Sedir Island
• Sedir Island-Cleopatra Beach

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