Place:Paros, Kykladon, South Aegean, Greece

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NameParos
Alt namesParosource: Wikipedia
Párossource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Πάροςsource: Wikipedia
TypeCity or town
Coordinates37.067°N 25.1°E
Located inKykladon, South Aegean, Greece
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Paros (; ; Venetian: Paro) is a Greek island in the central Aegean Sea. One of the Cyclades island group, it lies to the west of Naxos, from which it is separated by a channel about wide. It lies approximately south-east of Piraeus. The Municipality of Paros includes numerous uninhabited offshore islets totaling of land. Its nearest neighbor is the municipality of Antiparos, which lies to its southwest. In ancient Greece, the city-state of Paros was located on the island.

Historically, Paros was known for its fine white marble, which gave rise to the term "Parian" to describe marble or china of similar qualities. Today, abandoned marble quarries and mines can be found on the island, but Paros is primarily known as a popular tourist spot.

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