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    Psara

    Ψαρά, Psará, İpsara

    38°34′N 25°35′E

    Psara (Greek: Ψαρά [ps̠aˈɾa]), known in ancient times as Psyra (Ψύρα) and Psyrie (Ψυρίη), is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. Together with the small island of Antipsara, it forms the municipality of Psara. It is part of the Chios regional unit, which is part of the North Aegean region.

    Psara, Black Ridge
    Psara, Black Ridge

    Thanasis Christodoulou / Attribution

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    38°34′N 25°35′E

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    Psara (Greek: Ψαρά [ps̠aˈɾa]), known in ancient times as Psyra (Ψύρα) and Psyrie (Ψυρίη), is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. Together with the small island of Antipsara, it forms the municipality of Psara. It is part of the Chios regional unit, which is part of the North Aegean region. The only town of the island and seat of the municipality is also called Psara. Psara had 420 inhabitants according to the 2021 census. It has a small port linking to the island of Chios and other parts of Greece. In the Psara massacre on the island, thousands of Greeks were massacred by Ottoman troops during the Greek War of Independence in 1824.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in East Aegean Islands

    Also in North Aegean islands

    Also in Sporades

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      Major islands

    • Rhodes

      1,400 km²▲ 1,213 m

      Major islands

    • Chios

      843 km²▲ 1,297 m

      Major islands

    • Samos

      476 km²▲ 1,443 m

      Major islands

    • Lemnos

      476 km²▲ 426 m

      Major islands

    • Thasos

      383 km²▲ 1,204 m

      Major islands

    • Karpathos

      300 km²▲ 1,215 m

      Major islands

    • Kos

      287 km²▲ 846 m

      Major islands

    Also in Aegean Islands

    • Crete

      8,256 km²▲ 2,456 m

      Major islands

    • Euboea

      3,655 km²▲ 1,743 m

      Major islands

    • Lesbos

      1,632 km²▲ 967 m

      Minor islands

    • Rhodes

      1,400 km²▲ 1,213 m

      Minor islands

    • Chios

      843 km²▲ 1,297 m

      Minor islands

    • Samos

      476 km²▲ 1,443 m

      Minor islands

    • Lemnos

      476 km²▲ 426 m

      Minor islands

    • Naxos

      429 km²▲ 1,001 m

      Minor islands

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    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
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