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'''Sikinos''' is a [[Greece|Greek]] island in the southern part of [[Cyclades]] complex in the [[Aegean Sea]]. It is situated between [[Ios]] and [[Folegandros]].

Sikinos has been inhabited since [[Mycenae|Mycenaean]] times. In antiquity it was called Oinoe, from "oinos", the Greek word for "wine". It acquired its present name from the mythological character Sikinos, who was the son of Thoas, king of [[Lemnos]]. In Mediaeval times Sikinos was often ravaged by pirates, as were the rest of the Cyclades. It became part of Greece after the [[War of Independence]] ([[1821]] - [[1829]]).

Modern Sikinos boasts of a population of barely 300 inhabitants. Settlements include [[Sikinos (town)|Sikinos]] - also known as Kastro or Chora - and [[Alopronia]], the island's harbour. A 3.5 km road connects the two towns. Sikinos' only other road is a dirt road from Chora to Episkopi, a place known for its ancient ruins of an ancient Ionian settlement.

Sikinos can be reached from [[Piraeus]] by boat, three times a week or through other ports in the Cyclades.

[[Category:The Cyclades]]
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 Sikinos has been inhabited since [[Mycenae|Mycenaean]] times. In antiquity it was called Oinoe, from "oinos", the Greek word for "wine". It acquired its present name from the mythological character Sikinos, who was the son of Thoas, king of [[Lemnos]]. In Mediaeval times Sikinos was often ravaged by pirates, as were the rest of the Cyclades. It became part of Greece after the [[War of Independence]] ([[1821]] - [[1829]]).
-Modern Sikinos boasts of a population of barely 300 inhabitants. Settlements include [[Sikinos (town)|Sikinos]] - also known as Kastro or Chora - and [[Alopronia]], the island's harbour. A 3.5 km road connects the two towns. Sikinos' only other road is a dirt road from Chora to Episkopi, a place known for its ruins of an ancient Ionian settlement.
+Modern Sikinos boasts of a population of barely 300 inhabitants. Settlements include [[Sikinos (town)|Sikinos]] - also known as Kastro or Chora - and [[Alopronia]], the island's harbour. A 3.5 km road connects the two towns. Sikinos' only other road is a dirt road from Chora to [[Episkopi (Sikinos)|Episkopi]], a place known for its ruins of an ancient Ionian settlement.
 Sikinos can be reached from [[Piraeus]] by boat, three times a week or through other ports in the Cyclades.