Naxos
Naxos (; , ) is a Greek island belonging to the Cyclades island group. It is the largest island in the group. The largest town and capital of the island is Chora or Naxos City, with 8,897 inhabitants out of the total 20,578 in the island (2021 census). The main villages are Filoti, Apiranthos, Vivlos, Agios Arsenios, Koronos and Glynado. It was an important centre during the Bronze Age Cycladic Culture and in the Ancient Greek Archaic Period. The island is famous as a source of emery, a rock rich in corundum, which until modern times was one of the best abrasives available.
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Naxos is the largest island in Greece's Cyclades group and was an important cultural center during the Bronze Age and Ancient Greek periods. The island gained historical significance as a major source of emery, a valuable abrasive material that was highly prized until modern times.
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Article · Português
Naxos (em grego: Νάξος) é uma ilha grega do mar Egeu, que pertence ao arquipélago das Cíclades. Tem 429 km² de área e cerca de 18 904 habitantes (em 2011), o que faz dela a maior das Cíclades. A capital é a cidade de Naxos (2 900 hab.). Era o centro da antiga Civilização Cicládica. A mitologia grega atribuía o nascimento de Zeus ao ponto mais alto em Naxos, o monte Zas (que significa precisamente o nome da divindade). Ao longo da história pertenceu a numerosos ocupantes, entre os quais a República de Veneza e o Império Otomano. É uma das ilhas mais populares entre os turistas que visitam a Grécia.
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