Cyclades

Greek island group in the Aegean Sea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Cyclades (/ˈsɪklədz/; Greek: Κυκλάδες, Kykládes [kikˈlaðes]) are an island group in the Aegean Sea, southeast of mainland Greece and a former administrative prefecture of Greece. They are one of the island groups which constitute the Aegean archipelago. The name refers to the islands around ("cyclic", κυκλάς) the sacred island of Delos. The largest island of the Cyclades is Naxos, however the most populated is Syros.

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Cyclades
Νομός Κυκλάδων
Former prefecture
Location of Cyclades in Greece
Location of Cyclades in Greece
Location of municipalities within Cyclades Prefecture
Location of municipalities within Cyclades Prefecture
CountryGreece
PeripherySouth Aegean
Established1833
Disestablished2010
CapitalErmoupoli
Subdivisions
Area
  Total2,572 km2 (993 sq mi)
  Rank23rd
Population
 (2005)
  Total119,549
  Rank29th
  Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
   Rank34th
Postal codes
84x xx
Area codes228x0
ISO 3166 codeGR-82
Vehicle registrationΕΜ
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