Karpathos
Sign in to saveKarpathos (, ), also Carpathos, is the second largest of the Greek Dodecanese islands, in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Together with the neighboring smaller Saria Island it forms the municipality of Karpathos, which is part of the regional unit Karpathos-Kasos. Because of its remote location, Karpathos has preserved many peculiarities of dress, customs and dialect, the last resembling those of Crete and Cyprus. The island has also been called Carpathus in Latin and Scàrpanto in Italian.
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Karpathos is the second largest island in Greece's Dodecanese group, located in the southeastern Aegean Sea, and together with the nearby island of Saria forms a municipality. Due to its isolated location, the island has maintained distinctive traditional clothing, customs, and a unique dialect similar to those found in Crete and Cyprus.
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- View of the port of Pigadia
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- Etymology
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- Mythology
- History
- Exploration
- Geography
- Climate
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- Population
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Karpathos (, ), also Carpathos, is the second largest of the Greek Dodecanese islands, in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Together with the neighboring smaller Saria Island it forms the municipality of Karpathos, which is part of the regional unit Karpathos-Kasos. Because of its remote location, Karpathos has preserved many peculiarities of dress, customs and dialect, the last resembling those of Crete and Cyprus. The island has also been called Carpathus in Latin and Scàrpanto in Italian.
== Etymology == Homer calls the island Krapathos, with metathesis of two letters in the first syllable. Other names of the island include Tetrapolis and Anemoessa.