- Elevation
- 34 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport27 km
- IST İstanbul Airport51 km
About Plati Island
Plati Island is an island. Location: Istanbul, Turkey.
Yassıada (Turkish: Flat Island), known as Plati (Greek: Πλάτη) in Greek times and officially renamed Democracy and Freedom Island (Turkish: Demokrasi ve Özgürlükler Adası) in 2013, is one of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, to the southeast of Istanbul. In Byzantine times, it was also known as Plati (Greek: Πλάτη). It should not be confused with Yassi Ada, a different island in the Aegean Sea.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Length
- 0.7 km
- Area
- 5 ha
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Plati Island
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Hamdigumus · CC0 -
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Oxia Island Julian Nyča · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Plati Island
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 15° · Night 8° · Rain 87 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Aydin · 350 km south19°
- Hottest month
- July (day 29°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- December (109 mm)
- Driest month
- July (24 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 9° | 12° | 17° | 22° | 27° | 29° | 28° | 25° | 20° | 15° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 8° | 12° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 12° | 8° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 92 | 64 | 63 | 47 | 36 | 30 | 24 | 32 | 41 | 73 | 87 | 109 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June September October
How to get to Plati Island
The nearest airport is Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), 27 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Maltepe, 16 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) Pendik, Istanbul 27 kmeast
- İstanbul Airport (IST) Istanbul 51 kmnorthwest
- Bursa Yenişehir Airport (YEI) Yenişehir 83 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Maltepe Population: 427K 16 kmnortheast
- Zeytinburnu Population: 280.9K 16 kmnorthwest
- Ataşehir Population: 361.6K 17 kmnortheast
- Istanbul Population: 15.7M 17 kmnorth
- Üsküdar Population: 524.5K 18 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Plati Island
Within 100 km: 159 historic and cultural sites, 165 natural sites, 264 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km141 places
- Andirovitha Island Island 13 kmE
- Pita Island Island 7 kmE
- Princes Islands Island 7 kmNE
- Proti Island Island 7 kmNE
25–60 km186 places
- Karaburun Plajı Beach 58 kmNW
- Karaburun Sahili Plaj Beach 60 kmNW
- Yeniköy Plajı Beach 56 kmNW
- Kara Burun Plaji Beach 59 kmNW
60–100 km261 places
- Yeniköy Plaj Beach 73 kmSW
- Sedef Adası Island 87 kmSW
- Mutlu Adası Island 84 kmS
- Mola Adaları Island 89 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Oxia Island Island, Istanbul2.2 km NW
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Antigone Island Island, Istanbul6 km E
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Proti Island Island, Istanbul6.8 km NE
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Princes Islands Island, Istanbul6.6 km NE
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Pita Island Island, Istanbul7.4 km E
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Halki Island Island, Istanbul8.2 km E
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Kalamış Koyu Natural site, Istanbul12 km N
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Nizam Bay Natural site, Istanbul10 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources