Gil Island (Azerbaijan)

Gil Island also Glinyanii Island (Azerbaijani: Gil Adası, formerly Russian: Ostrov Glinyanyy) is an island of Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea.

This island is part of the Baku Archipelago, which consists of the following islands: Boyuk Zira, Dash Zira, Kichik Zira (Qum or Sandy Island), Zenbil, Sangi-Mugan or Svinoy, Chikil, Qara Su, Khara Zira, Gil, Ignat Dash and a few smaller ones. It is lying off the bay detached from the group, close to the town of Alat.

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