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Also known as Fymaina

Thymaina () is a small Greek island in the Ikaria regional unit, in the eastern Aegean Sea. Thymaina is located just west of Fournoi Korseon and is administratively a part of its municipality. Its name is said to be derived from the thyme that grows throughout the island. Thymaina has two settlements, Thymaina settlement and Keramidou. The population of the island is 191 inhabitants according to the 2021 census, 179 in Thymaina settlement and 12 in Kerameidou. The area is . Thymaina is a protected area along with all Fournoi cluster and belongs to the network Natura 2000.

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Islands.name
Thymaina
Islands.native_name
Θύμαινα
Islands.native_name_lang
el
Islands.image_name
Insel Thymena (Fourni).jpg
Islands.image_caption
The island as seen from Fourni Korseon
Islands.map
Greece
Islands.archipelago
North Aegean
Islands.area_km2
10
Islands.elevation_m
26
Islands.country
Greece
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
Region
Islands.country_admin_divisions
North Aegean
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
Regional unit
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
Ikaria
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_2
Municipality
Islands.country_capital
Thymaina
Islands.population
191
Islands.population_as_of
2021

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Population
148
Area
10
Elevation
26
Image
Insel Thymena (Fourni).jpg
Width
4.6
Length
5.5
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Θύμαινα
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Thymaina () is a small Greek island in the Ikaria regional unit, in the eastern Aegean Sea. Thymaina is located just west of Fournoi Korseon and is administratively a part of its municipality. Its name is said to be derived from the thyme that grows throughout the island. Thymaina has two settlements, Thymaina settlement and Keramidou. The population of the island is 191 inhabitants according to the 2021 census, 179 in Thymaina settlement and 12 in Kerameidou. The area is . Thymaina is a protected area along with all Fournoi cluster and belongs to the network Natura 2000.

==Historical population== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Census!!Island |- |1991|| 156 (Thymaina 147, Kerameidou 9) |- |2001|| 152 (Thymaina 140, Kerameidou 12) |- |2011|| 143 (Thymaina 136, Kerameidou 7) |- |2021|| 191 (Thymaina 179, Kerameidou 12) |}

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