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Syrna (Greek: Σύρνα; anciently, Syrnos (Ancient Greek: Σύρνος)[1] or Sirna or Agios Ioannis, is a small island about 4 km² in area to the south-east of Astypalaia in the Dodecanese group of Greek islands, situated to the south-east of the country. It is mostly covered with juniper and garrigue scrub. The few inhabitants raise stock, catch fish and practice arable agriculture. The island is important for migrant and breeding seabirds and raptors, including Cory's shearwater, yelkouan shearwater and Eleonora's falcon.[2]

Syrna Σύρνα
Syrna
Coordinates: 36°20.33′N 26°40.38′E
Country	Greece
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	855 xx
Area code(s)	22470
Vehicle registration	ΚΧ, ΡΟ, ΡΚ

History

A shipwreck of the late Roman period (2nd century CE) was found using sonar technology near the island by the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research in 2000.[3]

On 7 December 1946, the ship Athina Rafiah (originally the SS Athena) carrying Jewish immigrants to Israel was wrecked in the Agiou Soassin Bay, on the south coast of Syrna, and more than seven hundred survivors came ashore on the island. The British minesweeper HMS Providence, working with HMS Chevron, HHMS Themistocles and HHMS Aegean managed to rescue the survivors.[4]

An extra dimension to the incident is added in a reminiscence by Dr Raymond Mills, who, with a medical team, and Lawrence Durrell, was sent from Rhodes on the Greek warship Kriti (originally HMS Hursley) to assist the sick and wounded and return them to hospital on Rhodes. Mills attests to the added intervention of “the flagship of the Palestine Patrol, HMS Javelin, together with two minesweepers”, and records that eight of the refugees had perished in the aftermath of the wreck and had been buried on the island.[5]

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На других языках

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[de] Syrna

Syrna (griechisch Σύρνα [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈsirna] (f. sg.)), früher auch Sirina (griechisch Σειρήνα [siˈrina] (f. sg.)) genannt, ist eine griechische Ägäisinsel, gelegen 35 km südöstlich von Astypalea und 44 km südwestlich von Nisyros. Verwaltungsmäßig gehört Syrna zur Gemeinde Astypalea in der griechischen Region Südliche Ägäis, Regionalbezirk Dodekanes.

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- [en] Syrna (island)

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[es] Syrna

Syrna (en griego, Σύρνα; en italiano, Sirna) o Sirina (Σειρήνα), a menudo llamada Agios Ioannis en las cartas náuticas, es una pequeña isla de 11 km² situada a 35 km del área sureste de Astipalea y a 44 km al suroeste de Nisiros en el grupo de islas griegas del Dodecaneso ubicadas al sureste del país. Los habitantes de otras islas siguen practicando en ella la cría de ganado, la pesca y la agricultura.

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[ru] Сирна

Сирна[1] (греч. Σύρνα), также Айос-Иоанис[1] — остров в Эгейском море, принадлежит Греции. Входит в группу островов Додеканес (Южные Спорады). Административно относится к общине Астипалея. По данным переписи от 2001 года, остров необитаем. Остров относительно мал, его площадь составляет 7,8 квадратного километра, наивысшая точка — 320 метра[1]. На острове, в основном, произрастает можжевельник и гарига. Остров является местом обитания некоторых уникальных видов хищных птиц, таких как Чеглок Элеоноры[2].

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