Key facts
- Archipelago
- Cretan Islands
- Area
- 11.909 km (4.598 sq mi)
- Highest elevation
- 220 m (720 ft)
- Region
- Crete
- Regional unit
- Heraklion
- Population
- 2 (2001)
- Pop density
- 0/km (0/sq mi)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Dia (Greek: Δία ['ði.a]), also pronounced locally Ntia (Ντία ['di.a]), is an uninhabited island off the northern coast of the Greek island of Crete. The island is 5 km long, 3 km wide and is located approximately 13 km north of Heraklion. Administratively, Dia is part of the community of Elia within the municipal unit of Gouves, Hersonissos municipality in Heraklion.
In the south coast of Dia there are four coves, from west to east Agios Georgios, Kapari, Panagia (Madonna) and Agrielia. One more cove, Aginara, is to the east.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.