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Santorini

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Also known as Thira, Thera, Santorini Greece, Santorin

Santorini, officially Thira or Thera, is a Greek island in the southern Aegean Sea, about southeast from the mainland. It is the largest island of a small, circular archipelago formed by the Santorini caldera. It is the southernmost member of the Cyclades group of islands, with an area of approximately and a 2021 census population of 15,480. The municipality of Santorini includes the inhabited islands of Santorini and Therasia, and the uninhabited islands of Nea Kameni, Palaia Kameni, Aspronisi, Anydros, and Christiana. The total land area is . Santorini is part of the Thira regional unit.

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Santorini is a Greek island in the southern Aegean Sea that forms part of a circular archipelago created by a volcanic caldera, with a population of around 15,500 people as of 2021. The island is notable as the largest and southernmost member of the Cyclades island group and serves as the administrative center of a municipality that includes several other inhabited and uninhabited islands.

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Santorini montage. Clicking on an image in the picture causes the browser to load the appropriate article, if it exists. rect 15 15 989 321 Partial panoramic view of Santorini rect 15 337 989 982 Sunset in the village of Oia rect 504 998 989 1361 Ruins of the Stoa Basilica at Ancient Thera rect 504 1377 989 1684 Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral of Ypapanti at the town of Fira rect 15 1377 488 1684 The Aegean Sea as seen from Oia rect 15 998 488 1361 View of Fira from the isle of Nea Kameni at the Santorini caldera
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Clockwise from top: Partial panoramic view of Santorini, sunset in the village of Oia, ruins of the Stoa Basilica at Ancient Thera, the Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral of Ypapanti (it) Cattedrale della Presentazione di Cristo (Fira) at the town of Fira, the Aegean Sea as seen from Oia, and view of Fira from the island of Nea Kameni at the Santorini caldera.
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South Aegean
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Thira
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15480
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90.69
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14393
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1516
Greek Dimos.population_as_of
2021
Greek Dimos.mayor
Anastasios Zorzos
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2023
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847 00, 847 02
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22860
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EM
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Fira
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Santorini
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municipality

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Aρχική Σελίδα | ΔΗΜΟΣ ΘΗΡΑΣ

Επίσημος διαδυκτυακός κόμβος του Δήμου Θήρας. Ενημέρωση, διαφάνεια, ηλεκτρονικές υπηρεσίες προς τους Πολίτες

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Population
17430
Area
79.194
Elevation
567
Official website
www.thira.gr/EN
Image
Santoríni aerial.jpg
Dialing code
2286
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Santorini
native label
Θήρα
Commons gallery
Santorini
postal code
847 02
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43 sections
Contents
  • Names
  • History
  • Minoan Akrotiri
  • Dating of the Bronze Age eruption
  • Ancient period
  • Medieval and Ottoman period
  • 19th century
  • Greek War of Independence
  • World War II
  • Post-war
  • 1956 earthquake
  • 2025 earthquakes
  • Tourism
  • Geography
  • Geological setting
  • Volcanism
  • Minoan eruption
  • Post-Minoan volcanism
  • Climate
  • Economy
  • Agriculture
  • Wine industry
  • Brewing
  • Governance
  • Towns and villages
  • Attractions
  • Architecture
  • Fortifications
  • Infrastructure
  • Electricity
  • Transportation
  • Airport
  • Land
  • Ports
  • Water and sewerage
  • Notable people
  • In popular culture
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Sources
  • Further reading
  • External links

Santorini, officially Thira or Thera, is a Greek island in the southern Aegean Sea, about southeast from the mainland. It is the largest island of a small, circular archipelago formed by the Santorini caldera. It is the southernmost member of the Cyclades group of islands, with an area of approximately and a 2021 census population of 15,480. The municipality of Santorini includes the inhabited islands of Santorini and Therasia, and the uninhabited islands of Nea Kameni, Palaia Kameni, Aspronisi, Anydros, and Christiana. The total land area is . Santorini is part of the Thira regional unit.

Santorini is the most active volcanic centre in the South Aegean Volcanic Arc. The volcanic arc is approximately long and wide. The region first became volcanically active around 3–4 million years ago, though volcanism on Thera began around 2 million years ago with the extrusion of dacitic lavas from vents around Akrotiri. One of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history struck the island about 3,600 years ago, leaving a large water-filled caldera surrounded by deep volcanic ash deposits.

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