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Regions of the Greek islands. Greece has many islands, [Note 1] with estimates ranging from somewhere around 1,200 [1] to 6,000, [2] depending on the minimum size to take into account. The number of inhabited islands is variously cited as between 166 [3] and 227. [2] The largest Greek island by both area and population is Crete, located at the ...
An image of a trireme on the wall of a temple in Nymphaion (3rd century BC). Nymphaion and other ancient Greek colonies along the north coast of the Black Sea. Nýmphaion (Greek: Νύμφαιον, Latin: Nymphaeum), also known as Nymphaion on the Pontus (Ancient Greek: Νύμφαιον τὸ ἐν τῷ Πόντῳ), [1] was a significant centre of the Bosporan Kingdom, situated on the Crimean ...
A nymphaeum or nymphaion (Ancient Greek: νυμφαῖον, romanized: nymphaîon), in ancient Greece and Rome, was a monument consecrated to the nymphs, especially those of springs. These monuments were originally natural grottoes , which tradition assigned as habitations to the local nymphs.
Nymphaeum, alternate name of Daphne Mainomene, an ancient town on the Bosphorus; Nymphaeum (Bithynia), a town on the Black Sea coast of ancient Bithynia; Nymphaeum (Caria), an inland town of ancient Caria; Nymphaeum (Cilicia), a town on the Mediterranean coast of ancient Cilicia; Nymphaeum (Illyria), an ancient Greek colony in Illyria
Nymphæum or Nymphaion (Ancient Greek: Νυμφαῖον, Νύμφαιον or Νυμφαίη; Latin: Nymphaeum) was an ancient harbour on the coast of Illyria, three miles to the north of Lissus. [1] [2] [3] The site has been identified with the area of modern day Shëngjin, Albania. [4] [5]
Map of earthquakes in Greece and adjacent countries 1900–2017. Greece is a mostly mountainous country with a very long coastline, filled with peninsulas and islands. The climate can range from semi-desert to cold climate mountain forests. Greece's natural hazards include severe earthquakes, floods, droughts and wildfires.
Greek city-states first established colonies along the Black Sea coast of Crimea in the 7th or 6th century BC. [1] Several colonies were established in the vicinity of the Kerch Strait, then known as the Cimmerian Bosporus. The density of colonies around the Cimmerian Bosporus was unusual for Greek colonization and reflected the importance of ...
North Aegean Sea map. The North Aegean islands are a number of scattered islands in the North Aegean Sea, also known as the Northeastern Aegean islands, belonging mostly to Greece and a few of them to Turkey. The islands do not form a physical chain or group, but are frequently grouped together for tourist or administrative purposes.