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Paros (/ ˈ p ɛər ɒ s /; Greek: Πάρος; Venetian: Paro) is a Greek island in the central Aegean Sea. Part of the Cyclades island group, it lies to the west of Naxos, from which it is separated by a channel about 8 kilometres (5 miles) wide. [2] It lies approximately 150 km (93 miles) south-east of Piraeus.
Paros (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Πάρου) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of South Aegean . [ 2 ] The regional unit covers the islands of Paros , Antiparos and several smaller islands in the Aegean Sea .
Antiparos (Greek: Αντίπαρος; Ancient Greek: Ὠλίαρος, romanized: Oliaros; Latin: Oliarus; is a small island in the southern Aegean, at the heart of the Cyclades, which is less than one nautical mile (1.9 km) from Paros, the port to which it is connected with a local ferry.
Head of a female figure, Keros-Syros culture, Early Cycladic II (2700–2300 BC), Louvre. At the end of the 19th century, following the earlier work of antiquaries such as Theodore Bent on Antiparos in 1884, [10] the Greek archaeologist Christos Tsountas, having assembled various discoveries from numerous islands, suggested that the Cyclades were part of a cultural unit during the 3rd ...
The Greek islands are traditionally grouped into the following clusters: the Argo-Saronic Islands in the Saronic Gulf near Athens; the Cyclades, a large but dense collection occupying the central part of the Aegean Sea; the North Aegean islands, a loose grouping off the west coast of Turkey; the Dodecanese, another loose collection in the ...
3.4.1 Cyclades. 3.4.2 Dodecanese Islands. ... Paros Greece: 196 76: 13,715: Parikia ... Map all coordinates in "List of islands of Italy" using OpenStreetMap.
6 Paros (regional unit) 7 Syros. 8 Thira (regional unit) 9 Tinos. ... This is a list of settlements in the Cyclades islands, Greece. It is grouped by regional unit ...
Naousa (Greek: Νάουσα) is a fishing village and community in the Cyclades. [2] It is located in the northeastern corner of the island of Paros, and it has a population of 3,134 (2021). [1] In the summer Naousa attracts many tourists from all around Europe because of the climate and the nearby beaches, like Kolympithres.