| Saria Σaρία |
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| Geography | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Island Chain: | Dodecanese
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| Highest Mountain: | Mt. Saria (631 m (2,070 ft)) |
| Government | |
 Greece |
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| Periphery: | South Aegean |
| Prefecture: | Dodecanese |
| Capital: | Argos |
| Statistics | |
| Population: | 22 (as of 2001) |
| Postal Code: | 857 00 |
| Area Code: | 22450 |
| License Code: | ΚΧ, ΡΟ, PK |
Saria Island (Greek: Σαρία) is an island in Greece. 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 Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία It is a rocky, volcanic island along the northern edge of Karpathos, separated from the mainland by a strait 100 m (330 ft) wide. Karpathos (Κάρπαθος is the second largest of the Greek Dodecanese islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Administratively, it is part of the community of Olympos. Olympos (Όλυμπος is a community in the northern part of the island of Karpathos, in the Dodecanese, Greece. The 2001 census reported a resident population of 22 persons. It has little plant or animal life, and has a number of sharp cliffs. Although only shepherds live on Saria now, the ruins of the ancient city of Nisyros can be found here. Nisyros (Νίσυρος also transliterated Nissiros) is a volcanic Greek island and municipality located in the Aegean Sea. It is also a breeding area for a breed of falcon known as Eleonora's Falcon. Eleonora's Falcon ( Falco eleonorae) is a medium-sized Falcon.
Although the name is subject to dispute, scholars link it with the name of an ancient Greek Princess named Katherine from a line of Saria royalty. Greek legends say she was as beautiful as Helen of Troy and so they named an Island after her majesty. On the island of Saria, it is recorded history that a kingdom existed named Mikri Nisyros.
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