According to Prof. Mustafa Adak, the oldest name of the islet was Lyrnateia.

Evliya Çelebi the famous Ottoman Empire traveler of the 17th century called the island Güvercin (dove) and Kuş (bird).

In the 19th century its name was Rasat (observation) [1] The islet faces a small fishing port to the west of Antalya at 36°48′09″N 30°35′22″E / 36.80250°N 30.58944°E / 36.80250; 30.58944.

Its distance to the mainland (Anatolia) to north west is less than 100 metres (330 ft).

The maximum depth in the sandy west coast is 8 metres (26 ft).