🏝️ Marmara Island

Marmara Island is a Turkish island in the Sea of Marmara. With an area of 126.1 km2 (48.7 sq mi), it is the largest island in the Sea of Marmara and the second-largest island of Turkey - after Gökçeada. It is the center of Marmara District in Balıkesir Province. Ships and ferries provide transportation from Istanbul, as do motorboats from Tekirdağ and Erdek. Marmara Island has many historical artifacts. The town of Marmara on the island's south-western coast takes its name from the quarried marble for which the town is famous and which gives the island, the sea, and the whole region their names.