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'''Samos''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] Σάμος) is an island in southeastern [[Greece]] in the [[Aegean Sea]], off the coast of Turkey. It is located between the island of [[Chios]] to the North and the [[Dodecanese]] Islands to the South. Products include tobacco, wine, honey, olive oil, and citrus fruit.  The [[Muscat grape]] is a main crop used for wine production.  With the neighbouring islands of [[Ikaria]] and [[Fourni]], the island of Samos is administered as part of Samos [[prefecture]] ''(nomos)''. Its capital and main port is the city of [[Vathi]], also called Samos; other ports are [[Karlovassi]] and Pythagoreion, formerly called Tigani.   The nearest [[List of airports in Greece|airport]] is [[Samos Airport]].
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name = Samos|
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name_local = Νομός Σάμου|
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periph = [[North Aegean]] |
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capital = [[Samos (town), Greece|Samos]]|
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population = 44,114 |
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population_as_of = 2005|
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pop_rank = 46th|
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pop_dens = 56.7|
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popdens_rank = 22nd|
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area = 778 |
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area_rank = 48th|
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postal_code = 83x xx|
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area_code = 227x0|
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licence = ΜΟ|
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municip = 8|
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'''Samos Prefecture''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] Σάμος; consists of the islands [[Samos Island|Samos]], Ikaria and [[Fourni]]. Its capital and main port is the city of Vathí, also called Samos; other ports are [[Karlóvassi]] and Pythagóreion, formerly called Tigáni. The nearest [[List of airports in Greece|airport]] is [[Samos Airport]]. The prefecture is diveded into the [[Samos Province]] and [[Ikaria Province]].
  
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The area of the island is 468 square kilometres, and it is forty-three kilometres long thirteen kilometres wide.  The population is about 42,000, about 80% of the prefectural population.  The highest point is the [[Kerketeus]] (1,433 metres).
 
  
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==History==
 
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In classical times the island was a centre of [[Ionia]]n culture and luxury, known for its wines and its red pottery (called [[Samian ware]] by the Romans). Its most famous building, for a brief time, was the archaic Ionic Temple of Hera (the Heraion), built by the architects Rhoikos and Theodoros  c. [[540 BC]], which stood opposite the cult altar of Hera in her sanctuary. It was a ''dipteral'' temple, that is with a portico of columns two deep, which surrounded it entirely (''peripterally''). It had a deep square-roofed ''pronaos'' in front of a closed ''cella.'' Cella and pronaos were divided into three equal aisles by two rows of columns that marched down the pronaos and through the temple. The result was that Hera was worshipped in a temple fitted within a stylized grove of columns, eight across and twenty-one deep. The columns stood on unusual bases that were horizontally  fluted.
 
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The Heraion of Samos was the first of the gigantic Ionic temples. Unfortunately it stood for only about a decade before it was destroyed, probably by an earthquake. One of the [[kouros|giant statues]] from the Heraion survives in the Samos Archaeological Museum.
 
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In the [[6th century BC]] Samos was ruled by the famous tyrant [[Polycrates]].
 
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During his reign, two working groups under the lead of the engineer [[Eupalinos]] dug a [http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Eupalinos.htm tunnel] through Mount Kastro to build an aqueduct for supplying Tigani (the capital of Samos) with water, which was of utmost stragetic importance. It is not documented, which method [[Eupalinos]] employed to make the two groups meet in the middle of the mountain. With a length of 1,036 metres, the tunnel today is known as one of the masterpieces of ancient engineering.
 
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Even so, the island followed the fate of the [[Ionia]]n cities, being subjugated to the Persian Empire. During the [[Peloponnesian War]] ([[431 BC|431]]–[[404 BC]]), Samos took the side of [[Athens]] against [[Sparta]], providing their port to the Athenian fleet.
 
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Perhaps the most famous persons ever connected with classical Samos were [[Pythagoras]] and a slave who belonged to Iadmon, whose name was [[Aesop]] (famous for [[Aesop's Fables]]). In 1955 the town of Tigani was renamed [[Pythagorio]] to honour the famous mathematician.  Other notable personalities include the philosopher [[Epicurus]], who was born on the island.  The astronomer [[Aristarchus]], whom history credits with the first recorded [[heliocentric model]] of the solar system, lived on Samos.  As did the great sculptor and inventor [[Theodorus of Samos|Theodorus]]. [[Herodotus]]  (known for his book [[The Histories of Herodotus]]) lived in Samos for a time.
 
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Samos was part of the Roman Empire, [[Byzantine Empire]], then Ottoman Empire.
 
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===1821-1912===
 
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The Samians, lead by [[Logothetis Lykourgos]], joined the Greek rising in [[1821]], when the Samians took '''Pythagorion Fortress'''.
 
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In [[1824]] the Ottoman fleet was almost annihilated in the naval battle at [[Cape Fournia]]. Still, Samos was not included in the borders of the '''Kingdom of Greece''', established in the [[London Protocol of 1830]]. After yet another Greek victory in the naval battle of [[Karlovasi]], the island was granted autonomous status within the [[Ottoman Empire]] (1832/1834), guaranteed by Britain, France and Russia. A Turkish military force remained garrisoned on the island. The Turkish name of the principality was '''Sisam Emareti'''.
 
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The island governor ('''Sisam Beyi'''), a Greek christian, was to be appointed by the High Porte; the island had a parliament of 4 members. Just as in the case of the Millet System, the task of the governor was to keep the Samians remaining loyal to the Ottoman Empire.
 
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Ecclesiastically, the Orthodox Archdiocesis of Samos was placed under the Patriarch in Constantinople.
 
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Rebellions in [[1849]] and [[1908]] were suppressed. In [[1855]] the newly constructed city of Samos (Vathy) became administrative center, a function hitherto held by Hora (since [[1675]]). In [[1871]], construction of the port of Karlovasi began.
 
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From [[1894]] to [[1900]], the French overprinted French stamps 'VATHY' to be used on the island.
 
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In [[1912]], following a coup lead by [[Themistoklis Sofoulis]], in which the anti-Greek governor [[Andreas Kopasis]] was murdered; the Turkish garrison, in the context of the [[First Balkan War]], withdrew, a provisorical government was established; the island was annexed into Greece ([[1913]]). In [[1832]] the island population numbered c. 60,000, In 1886 Samos had a population of 41,156 (Meyers), in [[1912]], 55,000.
 
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On [[August 3]] [[1989]], a [[Shorts 330]] of the Olympic Airways (now [[Olympic Airlines]]) crashed near Samos Airport; thirty-one passengers died.
 
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==Climate==
 
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[[image:Pythagoreion harbour.jpg|thumb|250px|Pythagorio, on the south-eastern coast of Samos]]
 
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[[Image:Samos 26.80174E 37.72709N.jpg|thumb|200px|Image of the island of Samos]]
  
 
See also: [[List of settlements in the Samos prefecture]]
 
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==External links==
 
==External links==
 
*[http://homepages.cwi.nl/~aeb/math/samos/ Tunnel of Eupalinos]
 
*[http://homepages.cwi.nl/~aeb/math/samos/ Tunnel of Eupalinos]
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*[http://www.travel-to-samos.com Travel to Samos] Samos guide
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*[http://www.travel-to-samos.com Travel to Samos] &mdash; Samos guide
 
*[http://www.samosin.gr samosin.gr]
 
*[http://www.samosin.gr samosin.gr]
 
*[http://www.samosnet.gr/index.php?newlang=eng samosnet.gr]
 
*[http://www.samosnet.gr/index.php?newlang=eng samosnet.gr]
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*[http://www.samos.be/there/ Allways new pictures of Samos]
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*[http://www.samos.be/there/ Pictures of Samos] &mdash; regularly up-dated
 
*[http://www.holiday.gr/place5.php?place_id=44 Samos info] Samos by Holiday.gr
 
*[http://www.holiday.gr/place5.php?place_id=44 Samos info] Samos by Holiday.gr
  
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Revision as of 13:51, December 10, 2005

Samos Prefecture


Location of Samos Prefecture in Greece
 
Periphery North Aegean
Capital Samos
Population 44,114 

Ranked 46th
Area 778 km² Ranked 48th
Population density 56.7/km²


Number of provinces
Number of municipalities 8
Number of communities
Postal codes 83x xx
Area codes 227x0
Licence plate code ΜΟ
ISO 3166-2 code GR-84
Website

Samos Prefecture (Greek Σάμος; consists of the islands Samos, Ikaria and Fourni. Its capital and main port is the city of Vathí, also called Samos; other ports are Karlóvassi and Pythagóreion, formerly called Tigáni. The nearest airport is Samos Airport. The prefecture is diveded into the Samos Province and Ikaria Province.



Municipalities

Municipality YPES code Seat Postal code Area code
Agios Kirykos 4601 Agios Kirykos 833 00 22750-2
Evdilos 4603 Evdilos 833 02 22750-3
Fourni Korseon 4608 Fourni Korseon 833 01 22750-5
Karlovassi 4604 Karlovassi 832 00 22730-3
Marathokampos 4605 Marathokampos 831 02 22730-3
Pythagoreio 4606 Pythagoreio 831 03 22730-6 thru 9
Raches 4607 Christon Rachon 833 01 22750-4
Vathy 4602 Vathy/Samos 831-00 22730-2
Image of the island of Samos

See also: List of settlements in the Samos prefecture

External links



Divisions of the Samos Prefecture
Municipalities

Agios Kyrikos | Evdilos | Fourni Korseon | Karlovassi | Marathokampos] | Pythagorio | Raches | Samos, also Vathy

Provinces
Icaria | Samos

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