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Aegean Islands
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The Aegean Islands are a group of islands located in the Aegean Sea, primarily belonging to Greece and Turkey. They matter as important historical and cultural centers in the Mediterranean region, and they remain economically and strategically significant today.
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- Crete
- Country
- Turkey
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Body of water
- Aegean Sea
- Image
- Aegean Sea with island groups labeled.gif
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- Commons category
- Islands of the Aegean Sea
- topic's main category
- Category:Aegean Islands
- native label
- Νησιά Αιγαίου Πελάγους
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Encyclopedic overview
Aegean Sea Islands map showing island groups Satellite view of the Aegean Sea and islands
The Aegean Islands are the group of islands in the Aegean Sea, with mainland Greece to the west and north and Turkey to the east; the island of Crete delimits the sea to the south, those of Rhodes, Karpathos and Kasos to the southeast. The ancient Greek name of the Aegean Sea, Archipelago (ἀρχιπέλαγος, archipelagos), was later applied to the islands it contains and is now used more generally, to refer to any island group.
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