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Kárpathos

Karpathos
Κάρπαθος
View of Pigadia
View of Pigadia
Karpathos is located in Greece
Karpathos
Karpathos
Coordinates: 35°35′N 27°08′E / 35.583°N 27.133°E / 35.583; 27.133Coordinates: 35°35′N 27°08′E / 35.583°N 27.133°E / 35.583; 27.133
Country Greece
Administrative region South Aegean
Regional unit Karpathos
Area
 • Municipality 324.8 km2 (125.4 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit 219.9 km2 (84.9 sq mi)
Highest elevation 1,215 m (3,986 ft)
Lowest elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Municipality 6,226
 • Municipality density 19/km2 (50/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit 5,670
 • Municipal unit density 26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Community
 • Population 2,788 (2011)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 857 00
Area code(s) 22450
Vehicle registration ΚΧ, ΡΟ, ΡΚ
Website www.karpathos.org

Karpathos (Greek: Κάρπαθος, Greek pronunciation: [ˈkarpaθos]) is the second largest of the Greek Dodecanese islands, in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Together with the neighboring smaller Saria Island it forms the municipality of Karpathos, which is part of the Karpathos regional unit. Because of its remote location, Karpathos has preserved many peculiarities of dress, customs and dialect, the last resembling those of Crete and Cyprus. The island has also been called Carpathus in Latin, Scarpanto in Italian and Kerpe in Turkish.

The island is located about 47 kilometres (29 miles) southwest of Rhodes, in the part of the Mediterranean which is called the Carpathian Sea (Latin: Carpathium Mare). The Sea of Crete, a sub-basin of the Mediterranean Sea, has its eastern limit defined by the island of Karpathos. Karpathos' highest point is Mt. Lastos, at 1,215 metres (3,986 ft). Karpathos comprises 10 villages. Pigadia (official name Karpathos), the capital and main port of the island, is located in the southeast of the island. The capital is surrounded by the villages of Menetes, Arkasa, Aperi, Volada, Othos, and Pyles. In the north Mesochori, Spoa and Olympos. There are two ports, in Karpathos and in the north of the island next to Olympos named Diafani.

The island Saria was once united with Karpathos, but an earthquake divided them. Saria preserves many important antiquities.

The weather station of Karpathos alongside Ierapetra holds Greece's highest annual mean temperature, 20.1 °C (68 °F) (1950–1960, 1970–1975).


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