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The Cyclades took part in various important uprisings, such as that of 1770-74 during the Orlov Revolt, which brought about a brief passage of Catherine II's Russians through the islands. The operations took place primarily in the Peloponnese, and fighters native to the Cyclades left their islands in order to join the battle. [132]
This is a list of settlements in the Cyclades islands, Greece. It is grouped by regional unit. Andros. Ammolochos; Andros (town) Ano Gavrio; Apoikia; Aprovatou; Arni;
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The Cyclades, from the Greek Κυκλάδες, ("circular," modern Greek Kykládes; see also List of traditional Greek place names) form an island group south-east of the mainland of Greece Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cyclades .
Scale depiction of the 5 largest islands in the US, with some other significant islands. This is a list of islands of the United States, as ordered by area. It includes most islands with an area greater than 20 square miles (approximately 52 km 2). Mainland areas cut by human-made canals are not considered islands.
The history of the League of the Islanders is relatively obscure, as no literary sources about it have survived. The only evidence comes from inscriptions. [1] In 314/3 BC, Antigonus I Monophthalmus sent a fleet under his nephew Dioscurides to the Aegean islands, in order to defend them against the fleet of Ptolemy I and secure their allegiance to his cause.
Syros (Greek: Σύρος), also known as Siros or Syra, is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea.It is 78 nautical miles (144 km) south-east of Athens.The area of the island is 83.6 km 2 (32 sq mi) and at the 2021 census it had 21,124 inhabitants.