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2. Santorini - Wikipedia

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   Website. www.thira.gr. Santorini ( Greek: Σαντορίνη, romanized : Santoríni, pronounced [sa (n)doˈrini] ), officially Thira ( Greek: Θήρα, romanized : Thíra, pronounced [ˈθira]) and Classical Greek Thera ( / ˈθɪərə / ), is an island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast from the Greek mainland.

3. Santorini caldera - Wikipedia

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   Santorini caldera is a large, mostly submerged caldera, located in the southern Aegean Sea, 120 kilometers north of Crete in Greece. Visible above water is the circular Santorini island group, consisting of Santorini (classic Greek Thera ), the main island, Therasia and Aspronisi at the periphery, and the Kameni islands at the center.

4. Minoan eruption - Wikipedia

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   Santorini ash deposits were at one time claimed to have been found in the Nile delta, but this is now known to be a misidentification. Eruption dating. The Minoan eruption is an important marker horizon for the Bronze Age chronology of the Eastern Mediterranean realm. It provides a fixed point for aligning the entire chronology of the second ...

5. Akrotiri (prehistoric city) - Wikipedia

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   The Akrotiri excavation site is of a Cycladic cultural settlement on the Greek island of Santorini, associated with the Minoan civilization due to inscriptions in Linear A, and close similarities in artifact and fresco styles. [4] The excavation is named for a modern village situated on a hill nearby.

6. Akrotiri, Santorini - Wikipedia

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   Akrotiri ( Greek: Ακρωτήρι) is a village and a community on the island of Santorini in Greece. [2] It is located 15 kilometers south of the capital Fira, built on the slopes of a hill offering staggering views of the caldera cliffs. On top of this hill, there are remains of a Venetian castle (Goulas). Akrotiri is part of the Thira ...

7. Fira - Wikipedia

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   Firá ( Greek: Φηρά, pronounced [fiˈra], official name Φηρά - Thira) is the modern capital of the Greek Aegean island of Santorini (Thera). [2] A traditional settlement, [3] "Firá" derives its name from an alternative pronunciation of "Thíra", the ancient name of the island itself. Fira is a city of whitewashed houses built on the ...