Agathonisi
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Agathonísi () is a small Greek island and municipality located at the northernmost point of the Dodecanese in Greece. It is surrounded by many smaller islands and is home to two villages, both inland; Megalo Chorio ("Big Village"), and Mikro Chorio ("Small Village"). Between them is the small settlement of Agios Georgios (Saint George), which forms the island's only harbor and consists of a few hotels and restaurants. The island is also locally known as Gaidaro ("Donkey"), or by its ancient name Tragea.
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Agathonisi
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Αγαθονήσι
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipality
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- 2011 Dimos Agathonisiou.png
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
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- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- Agathonisi, with the small harbor of Agios Georgios
- Greek Dimos.periph
- South Aegean
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Kalymnos
- Greek Dimos.pop_municipality
- 202
- Greek Dimos.area_municipality
- 14.5
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Archipelago of Agathonisi
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- Attribution
Agathonísi () is a small Greek island and municipality located at the northernmost point of the Dodecanese in Greece. It is surrounded by many smaller islands and is home to two villages, both inland; Megalo Chorio ("Big Village"), and Mikro Chorio ("Small Village"). Between them is the small settlement of Agios Georgios (Saint George), which forms the island's only harbor and consists of a few hotels and restaurants. The island is also locally known as Gaidaro ("Donkey"), or by its ancient name Tragea.
thumb|right|Front, left to right: Arkoi, [[Leipsoi, Leros. Back, left to right: Agathonisi, Farmakonisi and the Turkish coastline.]] The highest point on the island is above sea level. This peak is located close to Mikro Chorio. The island covers an area of . It is made almost entirely of subcrystalline stratified limestones, and is covered with thorny macchia.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Agathonisi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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