Sedir Island (
Turkish: Sedir Adası), also known as Cleopatra Island, is a small
island in the
Gulf of Gökova of southeastern
Aegean Sea off the coast of
Ula, part of
Muğla Province of
Turkey. It is famous for its beach made from
seashells. It is said that this organic sand was brought by ships from the
Red Sea especially for
Cleopatra and contemporary research supports this legend.[1] Each grain of
sand is a perfect sphere, for this reason the beach is heavily protected by the government to prevent any sand being removed. According to legend, Anthony and Cleopatra swam here and the sands were brought by ships from North Africa. It has been said that this type of sand can only be found in Egypt.
