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Folegandros. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Folegandros (also Pholegandros; Greek: Φολέγανδρος, Greek pronunciation: [foˈleɣanðros]) is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea that — together with Sikinos, Ios, Anafi, and Santorini — forms the southern part of the Cyclades.

The island's surface area is 32.216 km2 (12 sq mi; 3,222 ha; 7,961 acres).

As of 2021, the island had 719 inhabitants.

Folegandros has three small villages — Chora, Karavostasis, and Ano Meria — that are connected by a paved road. It is part of the Thira regional unit.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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