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Güvercin Islet

Native name: Güvercin Adası
Güvercin Islet
Geography
Location	Mediterranean Sea
Coordinates	36°14′38″N 33°48′38″E / 36.24389°N 33.81056°E / 36.24389; 33.81056
Administration
Turkey
İl (province)	Mersin Province
İlçe	Silifke

Güvercin Islet ("Pigeon Islet") is a Mediterranean islet of Turkey. It is a part of Silifke ilçe (district) of Mersin Province. It is at 36°14′38″N 33°48′38″E / 36.24389°N 33.81056°E / 36.24389; 33.81056 and situated about 200 metres (660 ft)——to main land. The islet is quite small; only 3,000 square metres (32,000 sq ft). There are ruins of late Roman Empire era in this otherwise unnotable island. The ruins are in the——north east side of the "island ." The ruins probably belonged——to a mansion. The construction material is rectangular stone. There are tombs, ceramics and "a part of a mosaic floor in the island."

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