Kyra Panagia
Kyra Panagia (Greek: Κυρά Παναγιά [ˈcira paˈnaʝa]) is a Greek island in the Sporades. It is administratively part of the municipality of Alonnisos in the Sporades regional unit. The island is also known by the name of Pelagos and rarely Pelagonisi. In Antiquity it was known as Ephthyros (Έφθυρος) and Polyaigos (Πολύαιγος). A bay in the south west of the island is named Agios Petros. Kyra Panagia has belonged to the Athonite monastery of Megisti Lavra since it was granted the island by the Byzantine emperor Nikephoros II Phokas in 963. There is a monastery renovated in 2017 after 8 years of work and inhabited by a single monk, on the east coast of the island. As of 2011, the resident population of the island was 2.[1] Kyra Panagia is in Zone B of the Alonnisos Marine Park.
| Native name: Κυρά Παναγιά | |
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  Kira Panagia | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 39.33°N 24.07°E |
| Archipelago | Sporades |
| Total islands | 2 |
| Highest elevation | 302 m (991 ft) |
| Highest point | Mt. Panagias |
| Administration | |
Greece | |
| Region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Sporades |
| Municipality | Alonnisos |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 2 (2011) |
| Additional information | |
| Postal code | 370 05 |
| Area code(s) | 24240 |
| Vehicle registration | BO |
Nearest islands and islets
Its nearest islands and islets are Gioura to the northeast and the main island of Alonnisos to the southwest.
References
- "Detailed census results 2011" (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (xls 2,7 MB) on 2013-12-25.
External links
- Kyra Panagia (Pelagos) on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)
- Official website of Municipality of Aloníssos (in Greek)
