Syros

:For the town in France, see Siros.

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S?ros (Greek: ?????), or Syros is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. The island features towns including Ermoupoli and Ano Syros. Ermoupolis (as well as the island itself) is considered the "capital" of the Cyclades, and always had been a significant port town, during the past century more significant than Pireus.

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Because of the Venetian domination from the Middle Ages onwards, the islanders used to be exclusively Roman Catholic. However, due to immigration from other islands, Catholics now constitute some 40% of the population.

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Greek: The noun Greek refers to:...

Island: An island or isle is any piece of land smaller than a continent and larger than a rock that is completely surrounded by water. Very small islands are called islets. Although seldom adhered to, it is also proper to call an emergent land feature on an atoll an islet, since an atoll is a type of islan...

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