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Gioura ( ), sometimes romanized as Youra, is a Greek island and abandoned settlement in the eastern part of the Northern Sporades archipelago. It is administratively part of the municipality of Alonnisos. The island's name comes from the ancient Greek Gerontia (). The 1991 census counted one inhabitant, making it the smallest municipal district in Greece in terms of population. , it had no resident population. Gioura is in Zone A of the Alonnisos Marine Park.

Key facts

Islands.name
Gioura
Islands.native_name
Γιούρα
Islands.native_name_lang
el
Islands.map
Greece
Islands.archipelago
Sporades
Islands.total_islands
3
Islands.highest_mount
Mt. Vouni
Islands.elevation_m
177
Islands.country
Greece
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
Region
Islands.country_admin_divisions
Thessaly
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
Regional unit
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
Sporades
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_2
Municipality
Islands.country_admin_divisions_2
Alonnisos
Islands.population
0
Islands.population_as_of
2011
Islands.postal_code
370 05

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Gioura ( ), sometimes romanized as Youra, is a Greek island and abandoned settlement in the eastern part of the Northern Sporades archipelago. It is administratively part of the municipality of Alonnisos. The island's name comes from the ancient Greek Gerontia (). The 1991 census counted one inhabitant, making it the smallest municipal district in Greece in terms of population. , it had no resident population. Gioura is in Zone A of the Alonnisos Marine Park.

The Cyclops Cave is the largest cave in the Sporades, and an archaeological site dating from the Mesolithic through the Late Neolithic periods.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gioura” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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