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Tílos (; ) is a small Greek island and municipality located in the Aegean Sea. It is part of the Dodecanese group of islands, and lies midway between Kos and Rhodes. In 2021, the island had a population of 746 people. Along with the uninhabited offshore islets of Antitilos and Gaidaros, it forms the Municipality of Tilos, which has a total land area of . Tilos is part of the Rhodes regional unit.

Key facts

Greek Dimos.name
Tilos
Greek Dimos.name_local
Τήλος
Greek Dimos.type
municipality
Greek Dimos.image_map
2011 Dimos Tilou.png
Greek Dimos.image_skyline
Livadhia tilos.jpg
Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
View over Livadia, the port and main village on Tilos
Greek Dimos.elevation_min
0
Greek Dimos.elevation_max
654
Greek Dimos.periph
South Aegean
Greek Dimos.periphunit
Rhodes
Greek Dimos.pop_municipality
746
Greek Dimos.area_municipality
64.525
Greek Dimos.population_as_of
2021
Greek Dimos.postal_code
850 02
Greek Dimos.area_code
22460
Greek Dimos.licence
ΚΧ, ΡΟ, ΡΚ
Greek Dimos.website
www.tilos.gr

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Telo - Enciclopedia - Treccani

Nell'Enciclopedia Treccani troverai tutto quello che devi sapere su Telo. Entra subito su Treccani.it, il portale del sapere.

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Wikidata facts

Population
780
Area
61.487
Official website
www.tilos.gr
Image
Livadhia tilos.jpg
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Commons category
Tilos
postal code
850 02
native label
Τήλος
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17 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Iron Age
  • Classical antiquity
  • Roman period
  • Byzantine
  • Crusaders
  • Ottoman
  • 19th-century antiquarian research
  • 20th Century
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Landmarks
  • Castles
  • Power grid
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Tílos (; ) is a small Greek island and municipality located in the Aegean Sea. It is part of the Dodecanese group of islands, and lies midway between Kos and Rhodes. In 2021, the island had a population of 746 people. Along with the uninhabited offshore islets of Antitilos and Gaidaros, it forms the Municipality of Tilos, which has a total land area of . Tilos is part of the Rhodes regional unit.

Popularly, Telos was the son of Helios and Halia, the sister of the Telchines. He came to the island in search of herbs to heal his ill mother, and later returned to found a temple to Apollo and Neptune. However, Telos (Telo or Tilo) does not appear in Greek mythology and the name probably has an unknown pre-Hellenic origin. Pliny the Elder notes that in antiquity Telos was known as Agathussa (Αγαθούσσα) (also Agathusa and Agathousa). In the Middle Ages, it was known by the Italian as Episcopio, either because it was a Bishop Seat or because its position as Vantage Point. The island has also been called in Turkish İlyaki and in modern Italian Piscopi.

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