Infobox Greek Isles name Arkoi native name skyline ArkiVillage.jpg sky caption The main town of Arki and its port map Arki Detail 01.png coordinates chain Dodecanese isles 9 area highest mount elevation periph South Aegean prefect Dodecanese capital Arki town population 54 pop as of 2001 postal 855 00 telephone 22470 license , , website Arki lang el is a small Greece Greek island which is part of the Dodecanese archipelago . It is situated in the eastern Aegean Sea , close to the Turkey Turkish Aegean Coast. The island belongs to the municipality of Patmos , and has a population of 54 inhabitants at the 2001 census. Due to the small population there is no real Arki town capital , as such, though most inhabitants live close to the main harbour with the rest living scattered around the island on higher ground. The majority of the population find employment either in fishing, goat herding or helping to run one of the island s four tavernas. Geography The island is characterized by dry, rocky land with little in the way of vegetation apart from olive trees and some hardy shrubs. Fauna on the island mainly consists of livestock such as goat s or donkey s, though heron s can be spotted occasionally. The marine life in the bays around the island has not suffered as much as on other Greek Isles Greek islands with various species of grouper and nudibranch present. Landmarks File Front Arkoi Leipsoi Leros Back Agathonisi Farmakonisi Turkey coastline.jpg thumb left Front, left to right Arkoi, Leipsoi , Leros . Back, left to right Agathonisi , Farmakonisi and the Turkey coastline. On the hill overlooking the main harbour are situated the ruins of an acropolis . Although little remains of the structure, the stones used to build it make a good viewpoint at which to see ... Official website of Arki http www.greece.org poseidon work islands dodekanisa arkoi.html Arkoi at Greece.org ... Category Dodecanese Category Patmos da Arki de Arki et Arko el es Arkoi gl Arkoi nl Arkoi ... more details
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wiktionary Marathi marathi Marathi may refer to Marathi people , an Indo Aryan sub ethnic group, that inhabit the Maharashtra region and state of western India Marathi language , an Indo Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India Marathi cinema , films produced in the Marathi language in the state of Maharashtra, India Marathi literature , the body of literature in the Marathi language Marathi , a small island in the Dodecanese archipelago, close to Arkoi Arki , renowned for its attractive beach disambig fr Marathi nl Marathi ... more details
coord 37 17 16 N 27 05 07 E display title Infobox Greek Isles name Farmakonisi native name skyline sky caption map Imia with legends.svg coordinates coord 37 17 N 27 05 E chain Dodecanese isles area 3.866 highest mount elevation periph South Aegean prefect Dodecanese capital population 74 pop as of 2001 postal 854 00 telephone 22470 license , , website Farmakonisi lang el is a small Greece Greek island of the Dodecanese prefecture. Alternative names are Pharmakos , Pharmacusa , Farmaco , and Pharmakousa http gnswww.nga.mil geonames Gazetteer Search Results.jsp?Feature Unique Feature ID 817260&Diacritics Yes&reload 1 . Farmakonisi lies in the middle between the chain of the Dodecanese islands in the west, and the coast of Asia Minor Turkey in the east. To the north of it are the island of Agathonissi , to the west the islands of Lipsi , Patmos and Leros , and to the south the islands of Kalymnos and Pserimos . It forms part of the municipality of Leros, and had a 2001 census population of 74 inhabitants. Farmakonisi is convert 1.48 sqmi km2 large. It is known for its rich flora. File Front Arkoi Leipsoi Leros Back Agathonisi Farmakonisi Turkey coastline.jpg thumb left Front, left to right Arkoi , Leipsoi , Leros . Back, left to right Agathonisi , Farmakonisi and the Turkey coastline. Plutarch in his Parallel Lives tells that the young Julius Caesar , while travelling to Asia Minor , was kidnapped by pirates and held prisoner there 38 days. During his imprisonment he promised to them that if he were freed, he would have all of them killed. After having paid a ransom twice as high as his kidnappers claimed since he said that the required amount was too low for someone like he and having been freed, he organised a fleet and maintained his promise, crucifying all of them. References references External links http www.leros.gr Official website of Municipality of Leros en el icon it Dodecanese Islands Aegean Sea Category Islands of Greece Cat ... more details
Infobox Greek Dimos name Agathonisi name local image map 2011 Dimos Agathonisiou.png image skyline P9147967 Agathonisi.jpg caption skyline Megalo Chorio, main harbor of Agathonisi lat deg 37 lat min 30 lon deg 26 lon min 58 elevation min elevation max periph South Aegean periphunit Kalymnos regional unit Kalymnos pop municipality 158 area municipality 14.5 mayor party since population as of 2001 postal code area code licence website Agathon si lang el is a small Greek island and Communities and Municipalities of Greece municipality located at the northernmost point of the Dodecanese in Greece . It is surrounded by many smaller islands and is home to two villages, both inland Meg lo Chori Big Village , and Mikr Chori Small Village . The island s only port is the settlement of Agios Georgios Saint George , which consists of a few hotels. The island is also locally known as Gaidaro , or by its ancient name Tragea . File Front Arkoi Leipsoi Leros Back Agathonisi Farmakonisi Turkey coastline.jpg thumb left Front, left to right Arkoi , Leipsoi , Leros . Back, left to right Agathonisi, Farmakonisi and the Turkey coastline. The highest point on the island is 209 metres above sea level. This peak is located close to Mikro Chorio. The island covers an area of 13.5 km . A census of the island in 1981 showed that it was populated by 133 people. In 1991, another census showed that the population had dropped to 112. By the 2001 census it had again risen to 158 residents, 144 of whom lived in Meg lo Chori , and only 14 in Mikr Chori . The municipality of Agathonisi , which includes the uninhabited offshore islets of Gl ros, Koun li, Ner , and Psathon sio, has a combined land area of 14.500 km . References references Aegean Sea Dodecanese Islands Kallikratis South Aegean Category Dodecanese Category Islands of Greece Category Populated places in Kalymnos peripheral unit Category Municipalities of the South Aegean SAegean geo stub da Agathonisi de A ... more details
Infobox Greek Dimos name Leipsoi name local image map 2011 Dimos Lipson.png image skyline Lipsi.JPG caption skyline Leipsoi, viewed from the harbour lat deg 37 lat min 18 lon deg 26 lon min 45 elevation min elevation max periph South Aegean periphunit Kalymnos regional unit Kalymnos pop municipality 698 area municipality 17.35 mayor party since population as of 2001 postal code 850 01 area code 22470 licence , , website Leipsoi lang el , also Lipsi is an island south of Samos and to the north of Leros in Greece . It is well serviced with ferries passing between Patmos and Leros and on the main route for ferries from Piraeus . Lipsi or Lipsous is a small group of islets at the northern part of the Dodecanese near to Patmos island and Leros. Leipsoi is a municipality, part of the Kalymnos regional unit Kalymnos regional unit , which is part of the South Aegean modern regions of Greece region . Geography The island contains springs at Fountani, alias Pikri Nero, in the area near Kimissi along with other minor springs also flowing in this region. The Cave of Ontas dominates the settlement. A 960 meter paved path carved into the hill connects the upper quarters of Kimissi with the lower ones. Economy Local products, namely thyme honey produced the traditional way , wine, cheese, dairy products touloumotyri cheese, the local version of mizithra and grapes. Also loom woven fabrics, carpets and fookadia cloth pouches used to strain cheese . Most of the secluded and protected bays like Moschato Bay in the north on this island have been spoilt by fish farming. The water in these bays is often very cloudy with fish farm wastage. The less protected beaches are not polluted and easily reached by the road network. Roads have recently been reconstructed using European Union funding. Landmarks File Front Arkoi Leipsoi Leros Back Agathonisi Farmakonisi Turkey coastline.jpg thumb left Front, left to right Arkoi , Leipsoi, Leros . Back, left to right Agathonisi , ... more details
Infobox Greek Dimos name Leros name local image map 2011 Dimos Lerou.png image skyline Leros panteli.jpg caption skyline View of Panteli village in Leros lat deg 37 lat min 09 lon deg 26 lon min 51 elevation min 0 elevation max 320 periph South Aegean periphunit Kalymnos regional unit Kalymnos pop municipality 8207 area municipality 74.17 mayor party since population as of 2001 postal code 854 00 area code 22470 licence , , website http www.leros.gr www.leros.gr Leros lang el is a Greece Greek island and Communities and Municipalities of Greece municipality in the Dodecanese in the southern Aegean Sea . It lies 317 km 171 nautical miles from Athens s port of Piraeus , from which it can be reached by an 11 hour ferry ride or by a 45 minute flight from Athens . Leros is part of the Kalymnos regional unit Kalymnos regional unit . The island has been also called in lang it L ro and in lang tr leriye . Geography File Front Arkoi Leipsoi Leros Back Agathonisi Farmakonisi Turkey coastline.jpg thumb left Front, left to right Arkoi , Leipsoi , Leros. Back, left to right Agathonisi , Farmakonisi and the Turkey turkish coastline. The island is 74 square kilometres 29 sq mi and has a coastline of 71 km 44 mi . The municipality includes the populated offshore islands of Pharmakonisi pop. 74 , Levitha 8 , and Kinaros 2 , as well as several uninhabited islets, and had a 2001 census population of 8,207, although this figure swells to over 15,000 during the summer peak. It is known for its imposing medieval castle of the Knights of Saint John possibly built on a Byzantine fortress. Nearby islands are Patmos , Lipsi , Kalymnos , and the small islands of Agia Kyriaki and Farmakos . In ancient times it was considered the island of Parthenos Iokallis and linked to the Hellenistic and Roman literature on Meleager and the Meleagrides. The administrative center and largest town is Agia Marina Lerou Agia Marina , with a population of 2,672 inhabitants. Oth ... more details
about the town in Hempstead County, Arkansas Patmos, Arkansas the castle in Bulgaria Patmos castle in Bulgaria Infobox Greek Dimos name Patmos name local image map 2011 Dimos Patmou.png image skyline Chora of Patmos.JPG caption skyline Castle of Patmos lat deg 37 lat min 19 lon deg 26 lon min 30 elevation min 0 elevation max 269 periph South Aegean periphunit Kalymnos regional unit Kalymnos pop municipality 3044 area municipality 34.05 mayor party since population as of 2001 postal code 855 xx area code 22470 licence , , website http www.patmos.gov.gr www.patmos.gov.gr Patmos Greek language Greek , lang it Patmo is a small Greece Greek island in the Aegean Sea . One of the northernmost islands of the Dodecanese complex, it has a population of 2,984 and an area of convert 34.05 km2 sqmi abbr on . The highest point is Profitis Ilias, 269 meters above sea level. The Communities and Municipalities of Greece Municipality of Patmos , which includes the offshore islands of Arkoi pop. 54 , Marathi pop. 6 , and several uninhabited islets, has a total population of 3,044 2001 census ref http webcache.googleusercontent.com search?q cache 7L57lx5DvBYJ greecetravelog.com patmos island greece population of patmos greek&cd 3&hl en&ct clnk&gl us&client safari&source www.google.com ref and a combined land area of 45.039 km . It is part of the Kalymnos regional unit Kalymnos regional unit . Patmos main communities are Chora the capital city , and Skala, the only commercial port. Other settlements are Grikou and Kampos. The churches and communities on Patmos are of the Eastern Orthodoxy Eastern Orthodox tradition. In 1999, the island s historic center Chora, along with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse , were declared World Heritage Site s by UNESCO . ref UNESCO, World Heritage Site 942, webpage http whc.unesco.org en list 942 WHC UNESCO 942 . ref The monastery was founded by Saint Christodulos. ref CathEncy wstitle Pat ... more details
Infobox Pref GR name Dodecanese name local image map Nomos Dodekanisou.png periph South Aegean capital Rhodes city Rhodes population 200452 population as of 2005 pop rank 12th popdens rank 14th area 2714 area rank 18th postal code 85x xx area code 2241 2247 licence , K, PO, PY provinces 5 municip 25 commun 2 ISO GR 81 website munic map DodNr.png The Dodecanese lang el , Dodek nisa , IPA el o e kanisa , IPA en do d k ni z lang , literally twelve islands cref a are a group of 12 larger plus 150 smaller Greece Greek list of islands of Greece islands in the Aegean Sea , of which 26 are inhabited. his island group generally defines the eastern limit of the Sea of Crete. ref Peter Saundry, C.Michael Hogan & Steve Baum. 2011. http www.eoearth.org article Sea of Crete?topic 49523 Sea of Crete . Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds.M.Pidwirny & C.J.Cleveland. National Council for Science and Environment. Washington DC. ref They belong to the Southern Sporades island group. They have a rich history, and many of even the smallest inhabited islands boast dozens of Byzantine architecture Byzantine Church building churches and Middle Ages medieval castle s. The most historically important and well known is Rhodes Rodos , which for millennia has been the island from which the region is controlled. Of the others, Kos and Patmos are historically more important the remaining nine are Astipalea , Kalimnos , Karpathos , Kasos , Leros , Nisyros , Symi , Tilos and Kastelorizo which actually lies in the eastern Mediterranean . Other islands in the chain include Agathonisi , Alimia , Arkoi , Chalki , Farmakonisi , Gyali , Kinaros , Lebynthos Levitha , Lipsi , Nimos , Pserimos , Saria Island Saria , Syrna island Syrna and Telendos . History Pre history and the Archaic Period The Dodecanese have been inhabited since prehistoric times. In the Minoan civilization History Neopalatial period on Crete, the islands were heavily Minoan civilization Minoans beyond Crete Mino ... more details
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