The closest island to Dashly - Adsiz Ada - is 13.9 km to the north.

[1] The island was discovered during Russo-Persian War (1722–1723), the island was named St. Ignatius Rock (Russian: Камень Святого Игнатия) on a map drawn by the Russians.

The island was named after Ignatius of Antioch because it was explored on his feast day.

[citation needed] On July 4, 2021, at 21:51, an 8-minute long strong volcanic eruption from the mud volcano was recorded on the island.

The blaze was observed in the form of a red light in the sky off the coast from Azerbaijan, including from the capital Baku, which is 74 km to the north.