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and Asian sides. It has an area of 11,350 km2, and its dimensions are 280 x 80 km, considered as the smallest sea in the world. Its greatest depth is 1,370 m.

Name

The Sea of Marmara is named after the largest island on its south side, called Marmara Island because it is rich in marble (Greek u??u????, mármaron 'marble').

In classical antiquity,

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