Olib

Also known as Otok Olib

Olib () is a Croatian island in northern Dalmatia, located north-west of Zadar, south-west of Pag, south-east of Lošinj and just east of Silba with an area of 26.14 km2.

Key facts

Islands.name: Olib
Islands.image_name: Olib (village seen from NW).jpg
Islands.image_caption: Olib village as seen from the sea
Islands.location: Adriatic Sea
Islands.area_km2: 26.14
Islands.highest_mount: Kalac
Islands.elevation_m: 74
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title: County
Islands.country_admin_divisions: Zadar
Islands.population: 113
Islands.population_as_of: 2021
Islands.density_km2: 4.3
Islands.postal_code_type: Postal codes
Islands.postal_code: 23296 Olib
Islands.area_code: 023
Islands.demonym: Olibljanin (hr, male)Olibljanka (hr, female)
Islands.timezone1: CET
Islands.utc_offset1: +1

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Area: 26.14
Elevation: 74
Image: Olib3.jpg

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History
Modern-day Olib
Geography
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Important Bird Area
Notable people
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Olib () is a Croatian island in northern Dalmatia, located north-west of Zadar, south-west of Pag, south-east of Lošinj and just east of Silba with an area of 26.14 km2.

==History== Greek geographer Strabo mentions a settlement named Aloip, which was inhabited by the Liburnians. During the Roman rule, Aloip was rebuilt in a different location, in the island's south-west.