Sivriada

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Sivriada is one of Istanbul’s Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, known for its uninhabited, rocky landscape and historical use as a place of exile.

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Sivriada canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Princes' Island
island
accessibleBy boat
belongsTo Republic of Turkey NERFINISHED
category Islands of Turkey
Islands of the Sea of Marmara NERFINISHED
Princes' Islands NERFINISHED
Uninhabited islands of Turkey
country Turkey
elevation approximately 90 metres
governedBy municipality of Adalar NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic largely barren
rocky landscape
steep shores
uninhabited
hasLegalStatus within Turkish territorial waters
hasNameInGreek Oxia NERFINISHED
hasNameInTurkish Sivriada NERFINISHED
hasNotableFeature archaeological remains
cliffs descending directly into the sea
limited vegetation
hasStructure chapel remains
lighthouse
ruins of a monastery
hasUseStatus not permanently inhabited
hasViewOf Istanbul skyline
other Princes' Islands
historicalPeriod Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
historicalUse exile of religious and political figures
monastic seclusion
locatedIn Adalar district NERFINISHED
Istanbul Province NERFINISHED
Marmara Region NERFINISHED
Sea of Marmara NERFINISHED
locatedInBodyOfWater Sea of Marmara NERFINISHED
locatedNear Istanbul NERFINISHED
nearbyIsland Kınalıada NERFINISHED
Yassıada NERFINISHED
partOf Princes' Islands NERFINISHED
archipelago in the Sea of Marmara
regionType island of Istanbul
shape conical
usedFor place of exile
quarrying
religious retreat

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Princes Islands hasPart Sivriada
subject surface form: Princes' Islands
Adalar contains Sivriada