Garip Island
Dikili coastline with Garip Island in the background
Garip Island is a small (88 acres) island off the coast of Dikili in İzmir Province, Turkey. It is one of the two small islands, together called the Garip Islands (Turkish: Garip Adaları), at the cut point of Dikili's Bademli Bay. Both islands face the Greek island of Lesbos.
In antiquity these islands, along with a third island that has now joined the mainland, were known as the Arginusae; they were the site of the Battle of Arginusae in 406 BC.
Offered for sale under a single title deed since 2006, the island was sold to a Turkish development group in 2010. There is as yet no construction on the island.
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Coordinates: 39°0′23″N 26°47′8″E / 39.00639°N 26.78556°E
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