Amorgos (Greek: Αμοργός, Amorgós; pronounced [amorˈɣos]) is the easternmost island of the Cyclades island group and the nearest island to the neighboring...
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Amorgos Sousta or Σούστα Αμοργού(el) is an anonymous Greek folkloric tune (Sousta or syrtos ).The meter is 4 4. The original form of the Sousta or syrtos...
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The 1956 Amorgos earthquake occurred at 03:11 UTC on July 9. It had a magnitude of 7.7 on the moment magnitude scale and a maximum perceived intensity...
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Semonides of Amorgos (/sɪˈmɒnɪˌdiːz/; Greek: Σημωνίδης ὁ Ἀμοργῖνος, variantly Σιμωνίδης; fl. 7th century BC) was a Greek iambic and elegiac poet who is...
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or Μινυΐα) was an ancient town on the island of Amorgos. It was the birthplace of Simonides of Amorgos. The site of Minoa is located near modern Katapola...
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The Battle of Amorgos was one of the naval battles of the Lamian War (323–322 BC), fought between the Macedonian navy under Cleitus the White and the...
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also known as Begialis (Βεγιαλίς), was an ancient town on the island of Amorgos. The site of Aegiale is located near modern Tholaria. Ptolemy. The Geography...
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been reorganised at the 2011 Kallikratis reform as well. Province of Amorgos: Amorgos Province of Andros: Andros Province of Kea: Ioulis Province of Milos:...
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Melania (Ancient Greek: Μελανία) was an ancient town on the island of Amorgos. The site of Melania is unlocated. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol...
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The Amorgos oil spill began on 14 January 2001 near Kenting National Park, off the southern coast of Taiwan. On 14 January 2001, the Greek merchant vessel...
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The Battle of Amorgos occurred in 1312 between the fleets of the Knights Hospitaller and of the Turkish beylik of Menteshe. The battle was a Hospitaller...
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Aegean Islands Cyclades Ananes Amorgos Anafi Andros Antimilos Antiparos Daskalio Delos Despotiko Donousa Folegandros Gyaros Ios Irakleia Kardiotissa Kea...
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Kalotaritissa (category Amorgos)
Kalotaritissa Beach (Greek: Καλοταρίτισσα) is a sandy beach in the Greek island of Amorgos, accessible by car or public transport. The beach is sandy without tourist...
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Ypapanti ([it]), built on the site of an earlier church destroyed in the 1956 Amorgos earthquake. The town also hosts a number of churches, including the Cathedral...
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Aegean Islands Cyclades Ananes Amorgos Anafi Andros Antimilos Antiparos Daskalio Delos Despotiko Donousa Folegandros Gyaros Ios Irakleia Kardiotissa Kea...
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similar drink is baked raki, which is a regional drink of the island of Amorgos, known as psimeni, made from raki, sugar and spices, and served at room...
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Lefkes may refer to several places in Greece: Lefkes, Amorgos, a village in the island of Amorgos, one of the Cyclades Lefkes, Chalkidiki, a village in...
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Milos (Milo), Folegandros (Policandro), Andros (Andro), Ios (Io), Amorgos (Amorgo), Kimolos (Argentiera), Sikinos (Sicandro), 1207–1566 Santorini (Santorini)...
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The Big Blue (category Amorgos)
children, Jacques Mayol and Enzo Molinari, grow up on the Greek island of Amorgos in the 1960s. Enzo challenges Jacques to collect a coin on the sea floor...
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evidence of Zeus being worshipped as a solar god in the Aegean island of Amorgos, based on a lacunose inscription Ζεὺς Ἥλ[ιο]ς ("Zeus the Sun"), meaning...
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calls for a reduction of the risk of nuclear warfare. 1956 – The 7.7 Mw Amorgos earthquake shakes the Cyclades island group in the Aegean Sea with a maximum...
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Aegean Islands Cyclades Ananes Amorgos Anafi Andros Antimilos Antiparos Daskalio Delos Despotiko Donousa Folegandros Gyaros Ios Irakleia Kardiotissa Kea...
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Amphipoda Hyperia (roller coaster), a roller coaster at Thorpe Park, England Amorgos, known as Yperia in ancient Greece, an island of the Cyclades Hyperia,...
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kleia–Schoinousa–Koufonisia–Amorgos (Blue Star Naxos) Piraeus–Syros–Tinos–Mykonos (Blue Star Paros) Piraeus–Syros–Amorgos–Patmos–Leros–Kos–Rhodes (Blue...
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Asfondilitis (category Amorgos)
(Greek: Ασφοντυλίτης) is an abandoned ancient village in the Greek island of Amorgos. The settlement is in the middle of Megali Strata, an old path connecting...
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Tripoli (1289) Siege of Acre (1291) Hospitaller conquest of Rhodes Battle of Amorgos (1312) Battle of Chios (1319) Battle of Rhodes (1320) Battle of Adramyttion...
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particular study) of 7.5, 7.6, 7.7 or 7.8 struck 30 km south of the island of Amorgos. It was the largest earthquake of the 20th century in Greece and had a...
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Aegean Islands Cyclades Ananes Amorgos Anafi Andros Antimilos Antiparos Daskalio Delos Despotiko Donousa Folegandros Gyaros Ios Irakleia Kardiotissa Kea...
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Denmark ( Faroe Islands) 185 Bute 122 47 United Kingdom ( Scotland) 186 Amorgos 121 47 Greece 187 Unst 121 47 United Kingdom ( Scotland) 188 Wilhelm Island...
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Katapola (category Amorgos)
Katapola is a small port village on the Greek island of Amorgos, the easternmost island of the Cyclades. It is located at the foot of a hill which was...
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