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Milos

Milos or Melos (; , ; ) is a volcanic Greek island in the Aegean Sea, just north of the Sea of Crete. It is the southwestern-most of the Cyclades islands.

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Milos is a volcanic Greek island located in the Aegean Sea, positioned just north of the Sea of Crete and at the southwestern edge of the Cyclades island group. The island is notable for its geological origins as a volcano and its strategic location within the Greek islands.

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Greek Dimos.name: Milos
Greek Dimos.name_local: Μήλος
Greek Dimos.type: municipality
Greek Dimos.image_map: 2011 Dimos Milou.png
Greek Dimos.caption_skyline: From the top to the left: Plaka; view of the island; abandoned sulfur mines; Klima; Church of the Dormination of the Theotokos; street above the Archaeological Museum
Greek Dimos.elevation_min: 0
Greek Dimos.elevation_max: 751
Greek Dimos.periph: South Aegean
Greek Dimos.periphunit: Milos
Greek Dimos.seat: Plaka
Greek Dimos.pop_municipality: 5302
Greek Dimos.area_municipality

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History
The Bronze Age
Dorian settlement
Siege of 416 BC
The Hellenistic period
The Roman and Byzantine period
Medieval period
Ottoman period
Modern period
Geography
Climate
Natural resources
Volcanic minerals
Agricultural crops
Medicinal plants
Sister island
Demographics
Historical population
Modern popularity
Popular culture
People
See also
References
Sources
Attribution
Further reading
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Milos or Melos (; , ; ) is a volcanic Greek island in the Aegean Sea, just north of the Sea of Crete. It is the southwestern-most of the Cyclades islands.

Sculptures from Milos include the Venus de Milo (now in the Louvre), the Poseidon of Melos (now in the NAMA), the Asclepius of Milos (now in the British Museum), and an archaic Apollo now in Athens. Milos is a popular tourist destination during the summer. The municipality of Milos also includes the uninhabited offshore islands of Antimilos and Akradies. The combined land area is and at the 2021 census the population was 5,193 inhabitants.