The Mycale Strait ( Greek : Στενό της Μυκάλης ; Turkish : Dilek Geçidi ), also known as the Samos Strait , is a narrow strait separating the island of Samos from Anatolia ( Turkey ) in the eastern Aegean Sea . At its narrowest point it is only 1.6 km wide; the narrowest between any Aegean island and Turkey. It is named after the nearby Mount Mycale on the Turkish mainland. The Dilek Peninsula-Büyük Menderes Delta National Park , located in the Kuşadası district of Aydın Province , is situated along the strait.
4-579: 37°49′11″N 27°15′51″E / 37.81972°N 27.26417°E / 37.81972; 27.26417 This North Aegean location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This geographical article about a location in Aydın Province , Turkey is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . North Aegean The North Aegean Region ( Greek : Περιφέρεια Βορείου Αιγαίου , romanized : Periféreia Voreíou Aigaíou , [periˈferia voˈriu eˈʝeu] )
8-508: Is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece , and the smallest of the thirteen by population. It comprises the islands of the north-eastern Aegean Sea , called the North Aegean islands , except for Thasos and Samothrace , which belong to the Greek region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace , and Imbros and Tenedos , which belong to Turkey . The North Aegean region was established in
12-875: The 1987 administrative reform. With the 2010 Kallikratis plan , its powers and authority were redefined and extended. Along with the Southern Aegean region, it is supervised by the Decentralized Administration of the Aegean based at Piraeus . The capital of the region is situated in Mytilene on the island of Lesbos . Until the Kallikratis reform, the region consisted of the three prefectures of Samos , Chios and Lesbos . Since 1 January 2011, it has been divided into five regional units : Chios , Ikaria , Lemnos , Lesbos , and Samos . The total number of islands in
16-469: The North Aegean region are nine: Lesbos , Chios , Psara , Oinousses , Ikaria , Fournoi Korseon , Lemnos , Agios Efstratios and Samos . The region has shrunk by 5,095 people between 2011 and 2021, experiencing a population loss of 2.6%. The region's Gross domestic product (GDP) was 2.5 billion € in 2018, accounting for 1.4% of Greek economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power
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