Farmakonisi
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Farmakonisi () is a small Greek island and community of the Dodecanese, in the Aegean Sea, Greece. It lies in the middle between the chain of the Dodecanese islands in the west, and the coast of Asia Minor (Turkey) in the east. To the north of it are the island of Agathonisi, to the west the islands of Leipsoi, Patmos and Leros, and to the south the islands of Kalymnos and Pserimos. It forms part of the municipality of Leros, and had at the 2021 census a population of 21 inhabitants. Prominent historical monuments on the island include the church of Agios Georgios () and the nearby ruins of an
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Farmakonisi
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Φαρμακονήσι
- Greek Dimos.area
- 3.866
- Greek Dimos.periph
- South Aegean
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Kalymnos
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Leros
- Greek Dimos.population
- 21
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 854 00
- Greek Dimos.area_code
- 22470
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- Dodecanese
- Country
- Greece
- Located in
- Leros Municipality
- Population
- 6
- Area
- 3.866
- Elevation
- 106
- Body of water
- Icarian Sea
- Image
- Front Arkoi Leipsoi Leros Back Agathonisi Farmakonisi Turkey coastline.jpg
- Width
- 1
- Length
- 4
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- Commons category
- Farmakonisi
- postal code
- 854 00
- native label
- Φαρμακονήσι
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Farmakonisi () is a small Greek island and community of the Dodecanese, in the Aegean Sea, Greece. It lies in the middle between the chain of the Dodecanese islands in the west, and the coast of Asia Minor (Turkey) in the east. To the north of it are the island of Agathonisi, to the west the islands of Leipsoi, Patmos and Leros, and to the south the islands of Kalymnos and Pserimos. It forms part of the municipality of Leros, and had at the 2021 census a population of 21 inhabitants. Prominent historical monuments on the island include the church of Agios Georgios () and the nearby ruins of an ancient Roman temple.
The area of Farmakonisi is .
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Farmakonisi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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