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    close to larger islands, such as Crete or Naxos. The name "Dia" was even transferred to the island of Naxos itself, since it was more widely supposed...
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    (2011 census). The Naxos municipal unit covers an area of 126.957 square kilometres (49.02 sq mi). It is located on the west side of Naxos Island in the Cyclades...
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  • Naxos Island National Airport is an airport in Naxos, Greece (IATA: JNX, ICAO: LGNX). It is located near Agios Prokopios, 3 km from Naxos City. The airport...
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    related to Naxos (Sicily). Naxos or Naxus (Greek: Νάξος) was an ancient Greek city of Magna Graecia, presently situated in modern Giardini Naxos near Taormina...
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  • Naxos is a Greek island. Naxos may also refer to: Greece Naxos (city), a town and former municipality on the island of Naxos Naxos (regional unit), a Greek...
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    Giardini Naxos (Sicilian: Giaddini; English translation: Naxos Gardens) is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Messina on the island of Sicily in southern...
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    Naxos and Lesser Cyclades (Greek: Νάξος και Μικρές Κυκλάδες) is a municipality in the Naxos regional unit, South Aegean region, Greece. The seat of the...
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  • town on the island of Mykonos Chora, an alternative name for Naxos city on the island of Naxos Chora, principal town on the island of Patmos Chora Sfakion...
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    Ariadne auf Naxos (Ariadne on Naxos), Op. 60, is a 1912 opera by Richard Strauss with a German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. The opera's unusual...
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    Ariadne (section Naxos)
    Sea. Dia may have referred to the island of Naxos. Most accounts claim that Theseus abandoned Ariadne on Naxos, and in some versions Perseus mortally wounds...
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  • Katapola Keramoti Kinidaros Koronida Koronos Koufonisia Melanes Mesi Moni Naxos (city) Potamia Sagkri Schoinoussa Skado Tholaria Vivlos Vroutsis Agkairia Antiparos...
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    Province - Andros Kea Province - Ioulis Milos Province - Milos Naxos Province - Naxos (city) Syros Province - Ermoupoli Paros Province - Paros Thira Province...
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  • whetstones. Some classicists have doubted the existence of this city. The islands Crete and Naxos were famed for their whetstones (Plin. xxxvi. 22; xviii. 28)...
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    the map in the infobox): Amorgos (2) Naxos and Lesser Cyclades (Naxos & Mikres Kyklades, 13) The province of Naxos (Greek: Επαρχία Νάξου) was one of the...
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  • Nysa (Ancient Greek: Νῦσα) was a town in ancient Naxos whose location was not otherwise known precisely. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.  This...
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    Andros Province of Kea: Ioulis Province of Milos: Milos Province of Naxos: Naxos Province of Paros: Paroikia Province of Syros: Ermoupoli Province of...
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    corundum and marble, which they mined on Naxos, to Venice. Certain Latin feudal rights survived on the island of Naxos and elsewhere until they were abrogated...
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  • (Ancient Greek: Ἐλαιοῦς) was a town of ancient Greece on the island of Naxos. It is cited, along with Melas, in an ancient inscription dated to the 3rd...
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    island, Cyclades Naxos (city), on Naxos island, Cyclades View of Lindos, Rhodes island The port of the city of Heraklion, Crete The city of Nafplio Greek...
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    Naxian marble (category Naxos)
    front of the city council building of the city of Naxos, the remains of the Temple of Demeter at Sangri, the Portara [de] (the emblem of Naxos) and many...
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  • Pannaxiakos F.C. (category Naxos)
    Football Club (Greek: Πανναξιακός Α.Ο.) is a Greek football club, based in Naxos City, Cyclades. The club was founded in 1960. They currently play in Gamma...
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  • industry there; the attempt failed, and, later, he was appointed Duke of Naxos. Nasi also supported a war with the Republic of Venice, at the end of which...
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  • Greek cities, including colonies outside Greece. Note that there were a great number of Greek cities in the ancient world. In this list, a city is defined...
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  • on the island of Naxos. Its site is unlocated. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.  Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Naxos". Dictionary of Greek...
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    to have flourished, and Naxos became one of the most prosperous and powerful of the Aegean islands. Despite its success, Naxos was not immune to class...
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  • Eirinoupoli Naousa Naxos and Lesser Cyclades Νάξος και Μικρές Κυκλάδες (Δήμος Νάξου και Μικρών Κυκλάδων) 498.3 18,904 38 Naxos (city) South Aegean Donoussa...
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    6 April 2010. Naxos Audiobooks (27 January 2016). "Molloy [by Samuel Beckett, Read by Dermot Crowley & Sean Barrett, Unabridged]". Naxos AudioBooks. Archived...
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  • naming years. The island of Naxos wishes to secede from the Delian League, but is blockaded by Athens and forced to surrender. Naxos becomes a tribute-paying...
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  • under the Kapodistrias Plan. For an ordered list of cities with population over 10,000 see List of cities in Greece. List of settlements in Achaea List of...
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    command of Datis and Artaphernes. The expedition headed first to the island Naxos, which it captured and burned. It then island-hopped between the rest of...
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