Akrotiri
Bronze Age settlement on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini (Thera)
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Geography
Location
Eastern Mediterranean, peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus
Climate
temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
People & Society
Population
(2020) approximately 18,195 on the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 11,000 Cypriots and 7,195 Service and UK-based contract personnel and dependents
Government
Legal system
laws applicable to the Cypriot population are, as far as possible, the same as the laws of the Republic of Cyprus; note - the Sovereign Base Area Administration has its own court system to deal with civil and criminal matters
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06
Akrotiri
Summary
Akrotiri is an ancient city[1]. Akrotiri ranks in the top 3% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,434 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Akrotiri is located in Thira Municipality[3].
- Akrotiri is in the country of Greece[4].
- Akrotiri's instance of is recorded as ancient city[5].
- Akrotiri's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
- Akrotiri took place at Akrotiri[7].
- Akrotiri is part of Santorini[8].
- Akrotiri's Commons category is recorded as Akrotiri Minoan site[9].
- Akrotiri's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[10].
- Akrotiri's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00[11].
- Akrotiri's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.35136, 'lon': 25.40356}[12].
- Akrotiri's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Santorini[13].
- Akrotiri's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Akrotiri Minoan site[14].
- Akrotiri's Commons gallery is recorded as Akrotiri[15].
- Akrotiri's described at URL is recorded as http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/gh251.jsp?obj_id=2410[16].
- Akrotiri's heritage designation is recorded as archaeological site in Greece[17].
- Akrotiri's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Ακρωτήρι'}[18].
- Akrotiri's different from is recorded as Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area[19].
- Akrotiri's culture is recorded as Minoan civilization[20].
- Akrotiri's director of archaeological fieldwork is recorded as Spiridon Marinatos[21].
Body
Geography
Akrotiri is in the country of Greece[4]. Akrotiri is located in Thira Municipality[3]. Akrotiri is part of Santorini[8].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include ancient city[5] and archaeological site[6]. Akrotiri's heritage designation is recorded as archaeological site in Greece[17].
Why It Matters
Akrotiri ranks in the top 3% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,434 views/month).[2] Akrotiri has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Akrotiri is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]