Kınalıada Πρώτη (Greek) | |
|---|---|
%2c_K%25C4%25B1nal%25C4%25B1ada_--_2024_--_0499.jpg) Distant view of Kınalıada from south-east | |
  Kınalıada Location in Turkey Show map of Turkey Kınalıada Kınalıada (Istanbul) Show map of Istanbul | |
| Coordinates:40°54′47″N29°03′00″E / 40.91306°N 29.05000°E /40.91306; 29.05000 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Istanbul |
| District | Adalar |
| Population (2022) | 2,025 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
%2c_K%25C4%25B1nal%25C4%25B1ada%2c_Hafen_--_2024_--_0452.jpg)
Kınalıada (Turkish for:Henna Island;Greek:Πρώτη,romanized: Proti,lit. 'first', known classically in English asProte) is the fourth largest inhabited island in thePrinces' Islands in theSea of Marmara; nearIstanbul, Turkey. It is also the closest of the islands to the mainland, lying about 12 kilometres (7 mi) to the south. Administratively, it is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district ofAdalar, Istanbul Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 2,025 (2022).[2] In the past it was called Proti by its Greek residents.
Kınalıada means "Henna Island" in Turkish, because the land has a reddish colour as a result of the iron and copper that has been mined there. It is dominated by Çınar Tepesi (Plane Tree Hill, 115 m/377 ft), Teşrifiye Tepesi (Visiting Hill, 110 m/360 ft) and Manastır Tepesi (Monastery Hill, 93 m/305 ft). This is one of the least forested of the Prince Islands.
Proti (Greek: First) was the island most commonly used as a place of exile under theByzantine Empire. The most notable exile was EmperorRomanos IV Diogenes, who remained in theMonastery of the Transfiguration on Hristo Peak of the island after theBattle of Manzikert in 1071. The island was also the burial place of the deposed EmperorTiberius III.
The island is home to one formerGreek Orthodox monastery, the Monastery of Christ.
The waterfront Kınalıada Mosque is a rare example of modern architecture in the islands. It was designed in 1964 by Başar Acarlı and Turhan Ayuroğlu to evoke the shape of a yacht.[3]
Şehir Hatları ferries connect the island with the mainland from terminals atEminönü andKabataş on the European side of Istanbul and fromKadıköy andBostancı on the Asian side. As it is the closest of the Princes' Islands to the ferry terminals of mainland Istanbul, most of the ferries call first at Kınalıada before continuing toBurgazada,Heybeliada andBüyükada.
