Karpathos

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Karpathos is a Greek island in the southeastern Aegean Sea known for its rugged mountains, traditional villages, and clear, windswept beaches popular with windsurfers.

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Karpathos regional unit 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek island
island
administrativeStatus municipality of Karpathos
alternativeName Pigadia (for the main town)
belongsToCountrySubdivision Decentralized Administration of Aegean
belongsToRegionalUnit Karpathos self-linksurface differs
surface form: Karpathos regional unit
capital Pigadia
climate Mediterranean climate
country Greece
economySector agriculture
fishing
tourism
hasBeach Afiartis
Apella Beach
Kyra Panagia Beach
Lefkos Beach
hasCoastlineFeature windswept beaches
hasCulturalFeature distinct dialect
local music and dances
traditional costumes
hasHighestPoint Mount Lastos
hasPort Pigadia port
hasReligiousSite Greek Orthodox churches
hasTraditionalSettlement Olympos traditional village
hasVillage Aperi
Arkasa
Diafani
Menetes
Olympos
knownFor clear beaches
traditional villages
windsurfing
languageSpoken Greek
locatedIn Aegean Sea
southeastern Aegean Sea
locatedInAdministrative South Aegean
surface form: South Aegean region
locatedInArchipelago Dodecanese
nearbyIsland Kasos
Rhodes
partOf Dodecanese
surface form: Dodecanese islands
popularActivity windsurfing
sea Aegean Sea
terrainFeature rugged mountains
steep cliffs
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
tourismType beach tourism
windsurfing tourism
transport Karpathos Island National Airport

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Karpathos belongsToRegionalUnit Karpathos self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Karpathos regional unit
Dodecanese contains Karpathos
Aegean Sea hasPart Karpathos