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Karpathos (Greek: Κάρπαθος, pronounced [ˈkarpaθos]), also Carpathos, is the second largest of the Greek Dodecanese islands, in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Together with the neighboring smaller Saria Island it forms the municipality of Karpathos, which is part of the Karpathos regional unit. Because of its remote location, Karpathos has preserved many peculiarities of dress, customs and dialect, the last resembling those of Crete and Cyprus. The island has also been called Carpathus in Latin and Scarpanto in Italian.

Karpathos Κάρπαθος
View of the port of Pigadia
Karpathos Location within the region
Coordinates: 35°35′N 27°08′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	South Aegean
Regional unit	Karpathos
Area
• Municipality	324.8 km2 (125.4 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	219.9 km2 (84.9 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,215 m (3,986 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Municipality	6,226
• Municipality density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	5,670
• Municipal unit density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Community [1]
• Population	2,788 (2011)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	857 00
Area code(s)	+030 22450
Vehicle registration	ΚΧ, ΡΟ, ΡΚ
Website	www.karpathos.org

Etymology

Homer calls the island Krapathos, with metathesis of two letters in the first syllable.[2][3] Other names of the island include Tetrapolis[4] and Anemoessa.[5]

Geography

The island is located about 47 kilometres (29 miles) southwest of Rhodes, in the part of the Mediterranean which is called the Carpathian Sea (Latin: Carpathium Mare). The Sea of Crete, a sub-basin of the Mediterranean Sea, has its eastern limit defined by the island of Karpathos.[6] Karpathos' highest point is Kali Limni, at 1,215 metres (3,986 ft). Karpathos comprises 12 villages. Pigadia (official name Karpathos), the capital and main port of the island, is located in the southeast of the island. The capital is surrounded by the villages of Menetes, Arkasa, Finiki, Pyles, Othos, Volada and Aperi. The villages of Mesochori and Spoa are located in central Karpathos while Olympos and the second port of Karpathos Diafani are in the north.

The island Saria was once united with Karpathos, but an earthquake divided them. Saria preserves many important antiquities.

Climate

Karpathos alongside Ierapetra held Greece's highest annual mean temperature of 20.1 °C (68 °F) for the period 1950-1975. [7]

Municipality

The present municipality Karpathos was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[9]

• Karpathos
• Olympos

The municipality has an area of 324.800 km², the municipal unit 219.924 km².[10]

Mythology

Karpathos is the mithological homeland of the Titan Iapetus, and the birthplace of Proteus.[11]

History

The island of Karpathos was in both ancient and medieval times closely connected with Rhodes. Its current name is mentioned, with a slight shift of one letter, in Homer's Iliad as Krapathos (οἳ δ' ἄρα Νίσυρόν τ' εἶχον Κράπαθόν τε Κάσον τε).[12] Apollonius of Rhodes, in his epic Argonautica, made it a port of call for the Argonauts travelling between Libya and Crete (Κάρπαθος: ἔνθεν δ' οἵγε περαιώσεσθαι ἔμελλον).[13] The island is also mentioned by Diodorus who claims it was a colony of the Dorians,[14] Pomponius Mela,[15] Pliny the Elder,[16] and Strabo.[17]

The Karpathians sided with Sparta in the Peloponnesian War in 431 BCE and lost their independence to Rhodes in 400 BCE. In 42 BCE, the island fell to Rome. After the division of the Roman Empire in 395 CE, the island became part of the Byzantine Empire.

Of its Christian bishops, the names are known of Olympius, who was a supporter of Nestorius, Zoticus (in 518), Mennas (in 553), Ioannes, Leo (in 787), and Philippus (in 879). In the 14th century, the island was a see of the Latin Church, four of whose bishops bore the name Nicolaus.[18][19] No longer a residential bishopric, Karpathos (in Latin Carpathus) is today listed by the Catholic Church as an archiepiscopal titular see.[20]

In 1304, Karpathos was given as fief to the Genoese corsairs Andrea and Lodovico Moresco, but in 1306 it fell to Andrea Cornaro, a member of the Venetian Cornaro family.[21] The Cornaro controlled Karpathos until 1538, when it passed into the possession of the Ottoman Turks.[21]

During the Greek War of Independence from 1821 to 1822, the island rebelled, but afterwards it fell again under Ottoman rule.[21] In 1835, Sultan Mahmud II conceded to the island the privilege of the maktu tax system; that is, the tax was calculated as an annual lump sum, and not on a household basis.[21] The Ottoman rule ended on 12 May 1912, when the Italians occupied the island and the rest of the Dodecanese, during the Italo-Turkish War of 1911–12. On that day, sailors from the Regia Marina battleship Vittorio Emanuele and the destroyer Alpino landed in Karpathos.[21] With the Treaty of Lausanne (1923), Karpathos joined the other islands of the Dodecanese in the Italian possession of the Italian Aegean Islands,[21] and was ceded by Italy to Greece with the Paris Peace Treaties of 1947. The island formally joined the Kingdom of Greece on 7 March 1948, together with the other Dodecanese islands.^{[citation needed]}

In the late 1940s and 1950s, due to the economic problems after World War II, a number of Karpathians emigrated to the U.S. eastern seaboard cities; Karpathos today has a significant Greek-American constituency who have returned to their island and invested heavily. Inhabitants of the mountains to the north are more traditional.^{[citation needed]}

Transportation

Karpathos Island National Airport, with its relatively large runway, is located on the south side (Afiartis area). Karpathos is connected to neighboring islands and to the mainland via ferries and airplanes. The ferries provide transport to and from Piraeus (via Crete and Rhodes). Scheduled domestic flights connect the island with Rhodes, Kasos, Crete and Athens daily. Additionally, charter flights from various European cities are frequently scheduled during the high season (April–October).

Within the island, cars are the preferred mode of transportation. The port, the airport, the main villages and other popular locations are connected by an adequate system of municipal roads, most of which are paved. During the summer months, small private boats depart from Pigadia to various locations daily, including Olympos (via Diafani) and some inaccessible beaches. Fixed-rate taxis (agoraia) and municipal buses are also available all year long.

Population

The island's 2011 census population was 6,226 inhabitants. This number more than doubles in the summer months as many Karpathian expatriates come to the island for their vacation with their families. Also, taking into consideration the number of tourists that visit, there can be up to 20,000 people on the island during the summer months. The population density is greatest during the 15th of August due to the Panagias festival (Assumption of Mary), which is considered the most important festival on the island. Individuals travel from around the world to attend the festival and view the many traditions that still remain on the island.

Census

Town/Community	1947	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011	2021
Karpathos (Pigadia)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2,788	-
Menetes	1651	1499	1413	1233	1179	954	811	662	-
Arkasa	-	-	-	-	390	394	-	564	-
Olympos	-	-	-	-	-	-	480	556	-
Mesohori	-	-	-	-	357	344	-	371	-
Aperi	-	-	-	-	457	402	-	355	-
Othos	-	-	-	-	282	229	-	281	-
Volada	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	264	-
Pyles	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	216	-
Spoa	339	340	380	293	251	254	341	169	-

Beaches

The beaches of Karpathos island can be divided into four large groups: the beaches on the east coast are smaller and gravelly but without wind; the beaches of the southern part of the island, near the airport, area made of fine white sand; the sandy beach on the west coast are the most exposed to the Meltemi and they are only available in low wind conditions; the beaches of the north of the island, accessible only by sea and partly by a jeep.

• East coast: Amoopi, Karpathos Beach (Vrontis), Achata, Kato Latos (reachable only on foot), Kyra Panagia, Apella, Agios Nikolaos (Spoa).
• South coast: Mihaliou o Kipos, Damatria, Diakoftis, Devils Bay, Agrilaopotamos (nude beach), Pounta beach.
• West coast: Lefkos beach, Mesohori, Finiki, Arkasa Leucadius.
• North coast: Diafani, Alimounta (Saria island), Palatia (Saria island), Kalamia, Vananda, Apokapos (or Papa-Mina), Opsi, Kantri, Forokli, Kapi, Nati, Philios (or Agios Minas), Agnontia.

See also

• List of traditional Greek place names

Notes

Sources

• Bertarelli, L.V. (1929). Guida d'Italia, Vol. XVII. Consociazione Turistica Italiana, Milano.

External links

• Tourism official site of Karpathos
• Karpathos Hotel Association
• Independent website for Karpathos
• Karpathian Association Australia
• Ιndependent website for North Karpathos

На других языках

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[de] Karpathos

Karpathos (griechisch Κάρπαθος [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈkarpaθɔs] (f. sg.), türkisch Kerpe, italienisch Scarpanto, lateinisch Carpathus) ist eine griechische Insel. Sie ist mit 300,152 km²[2] nach Rhodos die zweitgrößte Dodekanes-Insel. Seit 2011 bildet die Insel mit der Insel Saria und weiteren Felseninselchen eine Gemeinde in der Region Südliche Ägäis. Nach der Volkszählung von 2011 hatte Karpathos 6226 Einwohner. Hauptort ist Karpathos, früher auch Pigadia genannt.

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- [en] Karpathos

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[es] Kárpatos

Kárpatos (en griego Κάρπαθος, Kárpathos; en italiano, Scarpanto) es una isla griega perteneciente al archipiélago del Dodecaneso en el mar Egeo situada entre Creta y Rodas. Forma parte de la unidad periférica de Kárpatos, junto a Kasos.

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[fr] Kárpathos

Kárpathos (grec moderne : Κάρπαθος) est une île grecque, située entre la Crète et Rhodes, faisant partie de l'archipel du Dodécanèse et bordée au nord-ouest par la mer Égée et au sud-est par la mer Méditerranée.

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[it] Scarpanto

Scarpanto[1][2][3] [Scàr-pan-to] (in greco: Κάρπαθος, traslitterato: Kárpathos, in turco Kerpe) è un'isola dell'Egeo appartenente geograficamente al Dodecaneso.

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[ru] Карпатос

Ка́рпатос (Карпаф[1], греч. Κάρπαθος, лат. Carpathus[2], тур. Kerpe), Скарпа́нто[2] (итал. Scarpanto) — остров в Эгейском море, принадлежит Греции. Входит в группу островов Додеканес (Южные Спорады). Остров состоит из муниципалитета Карпатос плюс сообщество Олимпос. Часть Олимпоса также охватывает соседний остров Сарья.

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