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Island of Delos

Delos
Native name: Δήλος
Delos general.jpg
General view of Delos
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Geography
Coordinates 37°23′36″N 25°16′16″E / 37.39333°N 25.27111°E / 37.39333; 25.27111Coordinates: 37°23′36″N 25°16′16″E / 37.39333°N 25.27111°E / 37.39333; 25.27111
Archipelago Cyclades
Area 3.43 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Highest elevation 112 m (367 ft)
Highest point Mt. Kynthos
Administration
Greece
Region South Aegean
Regional unit Mykonos
Demographics
Population 14 (2001)
Pop. density 4 /km2 (10 /sq mi)
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iii, iv, vi
Designated 1990 (14th session)
Reference no. 530
State Party Greece
Region Europe and North America

The island of Delos (/ˈdlɒs/; Greek: Δήλος [ˈðilos]; Attic: Δῆλος, Doric: Δᾶλος), near Mykonos, near the centre of the Cyclades archipelago, is one of the most important mythological, historical and archaeological sites in Greece. The excavations in the island are among the most extensive in the Mediterranean; ongoing work takes place under the direction of the French School at Athens and many of the artifacts found are on display at the Archaeological Museum of Delos and the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.

Delos had a position as a holy sanctuary for a millennium before Olympian Greek mythology made it the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis. From its Sacred Harbour, the horizon shows the two conical mounds (image below) that have identified landscapes sacred to a goddess in other sites: one, retaining its Pre-Greek name Mount Kynthos, is crowned with a sanctuary of Zeus.


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