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Andros (Greek: Άνδρος, pronounced) is the northernmost island of the Greek Cyclades archipelago, about 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Euboea, and about 3 km (2 mi) north of Tinos. It is nearly 40 km (25 mi) long, and its greatest breadth is 16 km (10 mi).
Andros (Greek: Άνδρος), also called Chora (Χώρα, "main town"), is a town and a former municipality on the island of Andros, in the Cyclades, Greece.Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andros, of which it is a municipal unit, and shares the island of Andros with the municipal units of Korthio and Ydrousa. [2]
Andros (Ancient Greek: Ἄνδρος) was the chief city of, and a polis (city-state) [1] on, the island of Andros in the Aegean Sea.The city was named after the island, which, according to tradition, derived its name either from Andreus, a general of Rhadamanthus or from the seer Andrus.
The second largest island in area is Euboea or Evvia, which is separated from the mainland by the 60m-wide Euripus Strait, and is administered as part of the Central Greece region. After the third and fourth largest Greek islands, Lesbos and Rhodes , the rest of the islands are two-thirds of the area of Rhodes, or smaller.
Tinos (Greek: Τήνος) is a Greek island situated in the Aegean Sea.It is part of the Cyclades archipelago.The closest islands are Andros, Delos, and Mykonos.It has a land area of 194.464 square kilometres (75.083 sq mi) [2] and a 2021 census population of 8,934 inhabitants.
The Hermes of Andros (Greek: Ερμής της Άνδρου) is a large Roman-era marble sculpture of the Greek god Hermes, god of commerce and messengers, that was unearthed in the Aegean island of Andros, Greece in the early eighteenth century.
Palaiopoli (Greek: Παλαιόπολη 'old city') is an ancient city on the west coast of Andros in the Cyclades Islands, Greece, and was the capital of Andros, during the Classical period. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Ydrousa (Greek: Υδρούσα) is a former municipality on the island of Andros, in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andros, of which it is a municipal unit. [2] The population was 3,202 inhabitants at the 2021 census.