Samos

Samos (, also ; , ) is a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos and the Dodecanese archipelago, and off the coast of western Turkey, from which it is separated by the Mycale Strait. It is also a separate regional unit of the North Aegean region.

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Samos is a Greek island located in the eastern Aegean Sea, positioned between Chios and Patmos and separated from the Turkish coast by the Mycale Strait. It serves as a separate regional unit within Greece's North Aegean region.

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Key facts

Greece place.name: Samos
Greece place.name_local: Περιφερειακή ενότηταΣάμου
Greece place.type: regional unit
Greece place.image_skyline: Samos 049 2009.JPG
Greece place.caption_skyline: Samos (town), capital of Samos
Greece place.image_map: 2011 Dimos Samou.png
Greece place.map_caption: Samos within the North Aegean
Greece place.periph: North Aegean
Greece place.seat: Samos (town)
Greece place.area: 477.4
Greece place.elevation_max: 1434
Greece place.population: 32642
Greece place.population_as_of: 2021
Greece place.demonym: Samian, Samiot
Greece place.postal_code: 831 xx
Greece place.area_code: 2273
Greece place.licence: MO

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Encyclopedic overview

31 sections

Contents

Etymology
Geography
Fauna
Climate
History
Early and Classical antiquity
Eupalinian aqueduct
Persian Wars and Persian rule
Samian War
Peloponnesian War
Famous Samians of antiquity
Hellenistic and Roman eras
Byzantine and Genoese eras
Ottoman rule
Greek Revolution
Autonomous principality
Modern era
Government
Province
Economy
Cuisine
UNESCO
Notable people
Ancient
Modern
Gallery
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

In ancient times, Samos was an especially rich and powerful city-state, particularly known for its vineyards and wine production. It is home to Pythagoreion and the Heraion of Samos, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that includes the Eupalinian aqueduct, a marvel of ancient engineering. Samos is the birthplace of the Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras, after whom the Pythagorean theorem is named, the philosophers Melissus of Samos and Epicurus, and the astronomer Aristarchus of Samos, the first known individual to propose that the Earth revolves around the Sun. Samian wine was well known in antiquity and is still produced on the island.

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