| Pharmakonisi Φαρμακονήσι |
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| Island Chain: | Dodecanese |
| Area:[1] | 15 km² (6 sq.mi.) |
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 Greece |
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| Periphery: | South Aegean |
| Prefecture: | Dodecanese |
| Statistics | |
| Population: | 74 (as of 2001) |
| Density: | 5 /km² (13 /sq. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. South Aegean is one of the thirteen Peripheries of Greece. It consists of the Cyclades and Dodecanese islands in the South Aegean Sea. The Dodecanese ( Greek Δωδεκάνησα Dodekánisa 'twelve islands' are a group of 12 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the Aegean mi. ) |
| Postal Code: | 854 00 |
| Area Code: | 22470 |
| License Code: | ΚΧ, ΡΟ, PK |
Pharmakonisi, or Farmakonisi (Gr. Φαρμακονήσι), is a small Greek island of the Dodecanese prefecture. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The Dodecanese ( Greek Δωδεκάνησα Dodekánisa 'twelve islands' are a group of 12 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the Aegean It has also been known as Pharmakos, Farmaco, or Pharmakousa ([1]). It lies in the middle between the chain of the Dodecanese islands in the west, and the coast of Asia Minor (Turkey) in the east. Anatolia (Anadolu Ανατολία Anatolía) or Asia minor, comprising most of modern Turkey, is the geographic region bounded by the Black Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches To the north of it are the island of Agathonissi, to the west the islands of Lipsi, Patmos and Leros, and to the south the islands of Kalymnos and Pserimos. Agathonísi (Αγαθονήσι is a small Island and community (Κοινότητα Αγαθονησίου located at the northernmost point of the Dodecanese Leipsoi (Λειψοί also Lipsi) is an island south of Samos and to the north of Leros in Greece. Patmos ( Greek, Πάτμος; Italian: Patmo) is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea. Leros ( Greek: Λέρος Italian: Lèro) is a Greek Island and municipality in the Dodecanese prefecture Kalymnos, (Κάλυμνος is a Greek island and municipality in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Pserimos (Ψέριμος Δωδεκανήσου is a small Greek island in the Dodecanese chain lying between Kalymnos and Kos in front of It forms part of the municipality of Leros, and had a 2001 census population of 74 inhabitants.
Pharmakonisi is 6 square miles large. It is known for its rich flora.
Plutarch in his Parallel Lives tells that the young Julius Caesar, while travelling to Asia Minor, was kidnapped by pirates and held prisoner there 38 days. Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus ( Greek: Μέστριος Πλούταρχος c Plutarch 's Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, commonly called Parallel Lives or Plutarch's Lives, is a series of Anatolia (Anadolu Ανατολία Anatolía) or Asia minor, comprising most of modern Turkey, is the geographic region bounded by the Black During his imprisonment he promised to them that if he were freed, he would have all of them killed. After having paid a ransom twice as high as his kidnappers claimed (since he said that the required amount was too low for someone like he) and having been freed, he organised a fleet and maintained his promise, crucifying all of them.
External links
- Official website of Municipality of Leros (English) (Greek) (Italian)
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