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Karkinagri

Coordinates: 37°31′08″N 26°01′12″E / 37.519°N 26.020°E / 37.519; 26.020
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Karkinagri
Καρκινάγρι
Karkinagri is located in Greece
Karkinagri
Karkinagri
Coordinates: 37°31′08″N 26°01′12″E / 37.519°N 26.020°E / 37.519; 26.020
CountryGreece
Administrative regionNorth Aegean
Regional unitIkaria
MunicipalityIkaria
Municipal unitRaches
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community284
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Karkinagri (Καρκινάγρι) is a village and a community near the southwestern tip of the Aegean island of Ikaria, Greece. It has about 300 permanent residents.[2] Primarily a fishing village, it is surrounded by rocks and by the Atheras mountain range. It is located near Kavo Pappas.

History

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Karkinagri is one of the more recently developed villages on the island. Although tourism has developed on the island, the area was formerly unsafe during times of war. In the past Ikarians built their houses out of rocks to disguise themselves from pirates. Karkinagri was too close to the shore to even be considered a possibility for inhabitance, as any sign of a fire would immediately attract the unwanted attention of pirates.

References

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  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Karkinagri History".