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Syros (, ), also known as Siros or Syra, is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. It is south-east of Athens. The area of the island is and at the 2021 census it had 21,124 inhabitants.
Syros is a Greek island located in the Cyclades archipelago in the Aegean Sea, southeast of Athens. With an area of roughly 84 square kilometers and a population of about 21,000 people as of 2021, it is one of the inhabited islands in this region of Greece.
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Key facts
- Greece place.area_code
- 228x0
- Greece place.name
- Syros
- Greece place.name_local
- Περιφερειακή ενότητα ΣύρουΔήμος Σύρου-Ερμούπολης
- Greece place.type
- regional unit and municipality
- Greece place.image_skyline
- Syros Ano Syros u Ermoupolis140707.jpg
- Greece place.caption_skyline
- Ermoupoli and Ano Syros
- Greece place.image_map
- 2011 Dimos Syrou-Ermoupolis.png
- Greece place.map_caption
- Syros within the South Aegean
- Greece place.periph
- South Aegean
- Greece place.seat
- Ermoupoli
- Greece place.area
- 101.9
- Greece place.population
- 21124
- Greece place.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greece place.postal_code
- 841 xx
- Greece place.licence
- EM
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 21124
- Area
- 102.365
- Elevation
- 442
- Image
- Syros Ano Syros u Ermoupolis140707.jpg
- Width
- 8
- Length
- 16
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21 sectionsContents
- Ermoupoli
- Ano Syros
- History
- Kastri culture
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Ottoman Era
- In Independent Greece
- Greek War of Independence and 19th century
- 20th century
- Administration
- Province
- Religion
- Cuisine
- Sports
- Airport
- Notable residents
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Syros (, ), also known as Siros or Syra, is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. It is south-east of Athens. The area of the island is and at the 2021 census it had 21,124 inhabitants.
The largest towns are Ermoupoli, Ano Syros, and . Ermoupoli is the capital of the island, the Cyclades, and the South Aegean. It has always been a significant port town, and during the 19th century it was even more significant than Piraeus. Other villages are Galissas, Foinikas, Pagos, Manna, Kini, Azolimnos and Poseidonia.
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