Lale Island (literally "Tulip Island", also called Dolap Island) is an Aegean Island of Turkey. In the antiquity it was called Kremydonisi (Greek: Κρεμμυδονήσι and Κρομμυδονήσι).[1] It is part of Ayvalıkilçe (district) of Balıkesir Province at 39°20′43″N26°41′31″E / 39.34528°N 26.69194°E / 39.34528; 26.69194.
It has two road connections; one to mainland Anatolia (towards south east) and the other to Cunda Island (towards west). The connection to mainland was constructed in 1817 (i.e., Ottoman era) by filing. Now a new bridge is under construction instead of filing. (seeGönül Bridge) The connection to Cunda Island is by a bridge constructed in 1954.[2]
