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Lefkada
Also known as Lefkas
Lefkada (, Lefkáda, ), also known as Lefkas or Leukas (Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Λευκάς, Leukás, modern pronunciation Lefkás) and Leucadia, is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea on the west coast of Greece, connected to the mainland by a long causeway and floating bridge. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Lefkada. It is situated in the northern part of the island, approximately 25 minutes by automobile away from Aktion National Airport. The island is part of the regional unit of Lefkada.
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Lefkada is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea off the west coast of Greece, connected to the mainland by a causeway and floating bridge, with its main town also called Lefkada located in the northern part of the island. The island is notable as part of the regional unit of Lefkada and is conveniently positioned about 25 minutes by car from Aktion National Airport.
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Lefkada
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Λευκάδα
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipality
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- 2011 Dimos Lefkadas.png
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Ionian Islands
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Lefkada
- Greek Dimos.pop_municipality
- 21900
- Greek Dimos.area_municipality
- 333.6
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Lefkada-2007.JPG
- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- View of Lefkada (city)
- Greek Dimos.seat
- Lefkada City
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- Geography
- Climate
- History
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Byzantine period
- Epirote and Latin rule
- Ottoman period
- Venetian period
- Post-Venetian period until the union with Greece
- Lafcadio Hearn Historical Center
- Municipality
- Education
- Sport
- Transport
- Notable people
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- Sources
- External links
Lefkada (, Lefkáda, ), also known as Lefkas or Leukas (Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Λευκάς, Leukás, modern pronunciation Lefkás) and Leucadia, is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea on the west coast of Greece, connected to the mainland by a long causeway and floating bridge. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Lefkada. It is situated in the northern part of the island, approximately 25 minutes by automobile away from Aktion National Airport. The island is part of the regional unit of Lefkada.
==Geography== thumb|left|The island of Lefkada in a NASA World Wind satellite picture.
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