Thasos
Greek island in north Aegean Sea
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Summary
Thasos is an island[1]. Thasos ranks in the top 3% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,862 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Thasos Municipality[3]
- Country: Greece[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Thracian Sea[5]
- Capital: Thasos[6]
- Named after: Thasus[7]
- Part of: Thracian Sporades[8]
- Commons category: Thasos[9]
- Highest point: Ypsario[10]
- Located in/on physical feature: Thracian Sea[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Thasos[12]
- Product or material produced: zinc[13]
- Population: 13,100[14]
- Described by source: Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[15], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[16], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20]
- Category for people born here: Q32105607[21]
- Name in native language: Θάσος[22]
- Native label: Θάσος[23]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Thasos[24]
- Elevation above sea level: 1205 m[25]
- Area: 379 km²[26]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Thasos[27]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Thasos[28]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Thasos include Thassos marble[29].
Why It Matters
Thasos has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Thasos is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
Entities named for Thasos include Thassos marble[29].