Keros

Keros (; anciently, Keria or Kereia ()) is an uninhabited and unpopulated Greek island in the Cyclades about southeast of Naxos. Administratively it is part of the community of Koufonisia. It has an area of and its highest point is . It was an important site to the Cycladic civilization that flourished around 2500 BC. It is now forbidden to land on Keros.

Key facts

Islands.name: Keros
Islands.native_name: Κέρος
Islands.native_name_lang: el
Islands.image_name: Keros.JPG
Islands.image_caption: Keros island, view from the north
Islands.map: Greece
Islands.archipelago: Cyclades
Islands.area_km2: 15
Islands.highest_mount: Mt. Keros
Islands.elevation_m: 432
Islands.country: Greece
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title: Region
Islands.country_admin_divisions: South Aegean
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1: Regional unit
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1: Naxos
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_2: Municipality
Islands.population: 0
Islands.population_as_of: 2001

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Population: 2
Area: 15
Elevation: 432
Image: Keros, isola disabitata di fronte a Koufonisi, Piccole Cicladi - panoramio.jpg
Width: 3.6
Length: 6.7

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Keros hoard
Daskalio
Keros-Syros culture
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==Keros hoard== thumb|left|upright=0.6|Head from the figure of a woman, 2700 BC–2300 BC, Keros cultureThe "Keros Hoard" is a very large deposit of Cycladic figurines that was found on the island of Keros.