Small Cyclades

Small Cyclades, also known as Little Cyclades is a group of small islands in the central in .
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Schinoussa.

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, also Schinousa and Shinousa, is an island in the Small Cyclades islands in . Its population, not including visitors, is 206.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Naxos and Zas Cave.

is the largest in the island group in the Aegean Sea and was the centre of ancient Cycladic culture. The most fertile of the Cyclades islands, earns much of its income from agriculture.

Cave
The Cave of Zas, or Cave of Zeus, is an ancient Greek cave located on Mt. Zas on the island of . The cave was occupied from the Late Neolithic to Early Cycladic III periods.

Peak
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Filoti and Aperathos.

Village
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is a semi-mountainous village of central , , with a population of 1,617 residents, located at the foot of Mt. Zas, at an altitude of 400 meters, about 18.2 kilometres from the .

Village
Apeiranthos or is a mountainous village on the island of Naxos in . It is located 28 km north-east of the capital of the island, built on the foothill of mountain Fanari, on an altitude between 650 and 700 m.

Village
is a village.

Small Cyclades

Latitude
37.0431° or 37° 2′ 35″ north
Longitude
25.5005° or 25° 30′ 2″ east
Population
18,200
Elevation
488 metres (1,601 feet)
Open location code
8G972GV2+75
Geo­Names ID
8133697
Wiki­data ID
Q1242834
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Western Armenian—“Small Cyclades” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Наксас і Малыя Кіклады
  • Belarusian: Наксас і Малыя Кікляды
  • Cebuano: Dimos Naxos and Lesser Cyclades
  • Chinese: 纳克索斯和小基克拉泽斯
  • Czech: Naxos a Malé Kyklady
  • Dutch: Naxos & Mikres Kyklades
  • Finnish: Náxos ja Pienet Kykladit
  • French: dème de Náxos et des Petites Cyclades
  • French: Náxos et Petites Cyclades
  • German: Naxos und Kleine Kykladen
  • Greek: Δήμος Νάξου & Μικρών Κυκλάδων
  • Greek: Δήμος Νάξου και Μικρών Κυκλάδων
  • Greek: Νάξου & Μικρών Κυκλάδων
  • Ido: Municipo Naxos e Mikres Kiklades
  • Italian: Nasso e Cicladi inferiori
  • Italian: Nasso e Piccole Cicladi
  • Japanese: ナクソス・小キクラデス
  • Latin: Naxos et Cyclades minores
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Náxos og dei små Kykladane
  • Polish: Naksos & Mikres Kyklades
  • Polish: Naksos i Mikres Kiklades
  • Russian: Наксос и Малые Киклады
  • Slovenian: Dimos Naksou kai Mikron Kykladon
  • Slovenian: Občina Naksos in Mali Kikladi
  • Slovenian: Δήμος Νάξου και Μικρών Κυκλάδων
  • Spanish: Naxos y Cícladas Menores
  • Swedish: Dimos Naxos and Lesser Cyclades
  • Swedish: Dimos Naxos och mindre Kykladerna
  • Turkish: Nakşa ve Küçük Kikladlar
  • Turkish: Nakşa-Barre belediyesi
  • Ukrainian: Наксос і Малі Кіклади
  • Vietnamese: Naxos and Mikres Kyklades
  • Western Armenian: Նաքսոս եւ Պզտիկ Քիքլատես քաղաքապետութիւն

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