Syros

Also known as Syra

Syros (, ), also known as Siros or Syra, is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. It is south-east of Athens. The area of the island is and at the 2021 census it had 21,124 inhabitants.

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Syros is a Greek island located in the Cyclades archipelago in the Aegean Sea, southeast of Athens. With an area of roughly 84 square kilometers and a population of about 21,000 people as of 2021, it is one of the inhabited islands in this region of Greece.

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Greece place.area_code: 228x0
Greece place.name: Syros
Greece place.name_local: Περιφερειακή ενότητα ΣύρουΔήμος Σύρου-Ερμούπολης
Greece place.type: regional unit and municipality
Greece place.image_skyline: Syros Ano Syros u Ermoupolis140707.jpg
Greece place.caption_skyline: Ermoupoli and Ano Syros
Greece place.image_map: 2011 Dimos Syrou-Ermoupolis.png
Greece place.map_caption: Syros within the South Aegean
Greece place.periph: South Aegean
Greece place.seat: Ermoupoli
Greece place.area: 101.9
Greece place.population: 21124

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Contents

Ermoupoli
Ano Syros
History
Kastri culture
Antiquity
Middle Ages
Ottoman Era
In Independent Greece
Greek War of Independence and 19th century
20th century
Administration
Province
Religion
Cuisine
Sports
Airport
Notable residents
Gallery
See also
References
External links

Syros (, ), also known as Siros or Syra, is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. It is south-east of Athens. The area of the island is and at the 2021 census it had 21,124 inhabitants.

The largest towns are Ermoupoli, Ano Syros, and . Ermoupoli is the capital of the island, the Cyclades, and the South Aegean. It has always been a significant port town, and during the 19th century it was even more significant than Piraeus. Other villages are Galissas, Foinikas, Pagos, Manna, Kini, Azolimnos and Poseidonia.