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The Ionian Islands Region (/ aɪ ˈ oʊ n i ən / eye-OH-nee-ən; Greek: Περιφέρεια Ιονίων Νήσων, romanized: Periféria Ioníon Níson, [periˈferia ioˈnion ˈnison]) is the smallest by area of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece located in the Ionian Sea.
The Ionian Islands' official population, excluding Kythera, in 2011 was 207,855, decreased by 1.50% compared to the population in 2001. Nevertheless, the region remains the third by population density with 90.1/km 2 nationwide, well above the national of 81.96/km 2 .
This list is of the declared archaeological sites of Greece located within the Ionian Islands region, comprising the regional units of Cephalonia, Corfu, Ithaca, Lefkada, and Zakynthos. [ 1 ] Archaeological sites
It is part of the region of the Ionian Islands. The capital of the regional unit is the town of Vathy. The regional unit consists of the islands of Ithaca, Atokos, Arkoudi, Oxeia, Drakonera and several smaller islands, all in the Ionian Sea. [4] It has one municipality, Ithaca. [5]
Paxos (Greek: Παξός) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, lying just south of Corfu.As a group with the nearby island of Antipaxos and adjoining islets, it is also called by the plural form Paxi or Paxoi (Greek: Παξοί, pronounced / p æ k ˈ s iː / in English and in Greek).
During the Roman Empire, the Ionian Islands were variously part of the provinces of Achaea and Epirus vetus. [21] These would form, with the exception of Cythera, the Byzantine theme of Cephallenia in the late 8th century. [22] From the late 11th century, the Ionian Islands became a battleground in the Byzantine–Norman Wars. The island of ...
The cities within the region figured significantly in the strife between the Persian Empire and the Greeks. Ionian cities were identified by mythic traditions of kinship and by their use of the Ionic dialect, but there was a core group of twelve Ionian cities that formed the Ionian League and had a shared sanctuary and festival at Panionion.
History of the Ionian Islands (9 C, 15 P) I. Islands of the Ionian Islands (region) (6 C, 40 P) K. Kythira ... Pages in category "Ionian Islands"