Tavşan Islet
Native name: Tavşan Adası | |
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 Tavşan Island | |
  Location within Turkey | |
 Interactive map of Tavşan Islet | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Black Sea |
| Coordinates | 41°45′06″N 32°23′03″E / 41.75167°N 32.38417°E |
| Area | 0,025 km2 (9.7 sq mi) |
| İl (province) | Bartın Province |
| İlçe | Amasra |
Tavşan Islet (literally "Rabbit Islet" ) is a Black Sea islet in Turkey. It is named after the rabbits of the island.
The islet is situated to the north of Amasra ilçe (district) of Bartın Province at 41°45′06″N 32°23′03″E / 41.75167°N 32.38417°E. Its distance to coast is less than 200 metres (660 ft). Its area is about 25,000 square metres (270,000 sq ft).
There are ruins of a cross shaped-plan church [1] in the island from Republic of Genoa occupation era in the Medieval age. Currently, the island is uninhabited. But there are frequent visitors from the main land because of a belief that the sick people who pass through a rock gap in the north eastern part of the island soon get well.[2]
