Cyclades
Cyclades
Νομός Κυκλάδων | |
|---|---|
Former prefecture | |
Location of Cyclades in Greece | |
Location of municipalities within Cyclades Prefecture | |
| Country | Greece |
| Periphery | South Aegean |
| Established | 1833 |
| Disestablished | 2010 |
| Capital | Ermoupoli |
| Subdivisions | List |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,572 km2 (993 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 23rd |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 119,549 |
| • Rank | 29th |
| • Density | 46.48/km2 (120.4/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 34th |
| Postal codes | 84x xx |
| Area codes | 228x0 |
| ISO 3166 code | GR-82 |
| Vehicle registration | ΕΜ |
The Cyclades (/ˈsɪklədiːz/; Greek: Κυκλάδες, romanized: Kykládes, IPA: [ciˈkla.ðes]) are an island group in the Aegean Sea, southeast of mainland Greece and a former administrative prefecture of Greece. They are one of the island groups which constitute the Aegean archipelago. The name (Κυκλάδες νήσοι, Kykládes nísoi, 'encircling islands') refers to the archipelago forming a circle around the sacred island of Delos. The largest island of the Cyclades is Naxos; the most populated, however, is Syros.