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The Aegean Islands (Greek: Νησιά Αιγαίου, Nisiá Aigaíou; Turkish: Ege Adaları) are a group of islands in the Aegean Sea, with mainland Greece to the west and north and Turkey to the east; the island of Crete delimits the sea to the south. The ancient name of the Aegean Sea, Archipelago, was later applied to the islands it contains and is now used, generally, to refer to any island group.
The Greek Aegean Islands are subdivided into numerous groups (from north to south):
Northeastern Aegean Islands
Sporades
Euboea
Argo-Saronic Islands
Cyclades
Dodecanese (Southern Sporades)
Crete
Almost all of the Aegean Islands currently belong to Greece, being split among nine administrative peripheries. Turkish possessions include Imbros (Gökçeada), Tenedos (Bozcaada), and eight more islets off Turkey's western coast.
Territoriality regarding the sea and some of the islands, as well as the airspace above them, is a source of ongoing dispute between Greece and Turkey and has changed over time. The Italian Aegean Islands (Italian: Isole Italiane dell-’Egeo) is sometimes used to refer to the Aegean islands conquered by Italy during the Italo-Turkish War in 1912 and annexed (through the Treaty of Lausanne) from 1923 until 1947: the Dodecanese, including Rhodes and Castelrosso (Kastelorizo).
This is a list of Aegean Islands. Except for Cunda, Imbros, and Tenedos, which belong to Turkey, all these are Greek territory.
Contents [hide]
1 The Cyclades
2 The Dodecanese Islands
3 The North Aegean Islands
4 The Saronic Islands
5 The Sporades
6 Islands not in a group
7 See also
[edit] The Cyclades
English Greek Ancient Greek Latin Medieval Turkish
Amorgos Αμοργος Amorgos Hyperia Amorgus Amorgo Yamurgi, Mırgır, Yumurgi
Anafi Ανάφι Anafi Anafi Anafiye
Andros Άνδρος Ándros Andros Andrus Andro Andıra
Antiparos Αντιπαρος Antiparos Holiaros Andibara, Andobade adası
Delos Δήλος Dhilos Dhilos Delos adası
Folegandros Φολέγανδρος Folegandros Polikandro Bolukendire
Ios Ίος Ios Phoiniki Nio
Kea (Gia) Κέα Kea, Τζια Tzia (Zia) Keos Ceus Zia Mürted
Kimolos Κίμωλος Ekhinoussa Argentiera Argentiera Gümüş adası
Koufonisi Koufonisia Kufonisya adacıkları
Kythnos Κύθνος (Θερμιά) Dhryopis Termiye
Milos Μήλος Mílos Zefyria Milo Değirmenlik
Mykonos Μύκονος Míkonos Mikonos Myconus Micone Mökene, Mikene, Mekene
Naxos Νάξος Náxos Dhia Naxus Axia Nakşa
Paros Πάρος Paros Minois Paro Bara, Para
Santorini (Thera) Σαντορίνη Santoríni, Θήρα Thira Kallisti Thera Santa Irene Santoron
Serifos Σέριφος Serfo Koyunluca
Sifnos Σίφνος Merope Sifano Yavuzca
Sikinos Σίκινος Oinoe Sicino Eskinos
Syros Σύρος Syros Syra Sire
Tinos Τήνος Ophioussa Tenus Teno İstendil, İstendin, İstandil